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Other New Libraries Being Built and/or Planned
Links listed on this page provide information about central libraries in other cities and library services throughout the United States and the world, as points of comparison for our own Central Library Project. Photos of some of these libraries are available on our Central Library Project Board on Pinterest.
United States and Canada:
American Institute of Architects / American Library Association 2018 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
American Institute of Architects / American Library Association 2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
American Institute of Architects / American Library Association 2016 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
Library Journal’s New Landmark Libraries, 2016 (academic libraries)
Library Journal’s New Landmark Libraries, 2015
Austin Public Library (in construction)
Blair Public Library (Nebraska)
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Central Library Building Concept
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (in construction)
Dayton Metro Library
Dayton Daily News (August 1, 2017) article about opening
Hastings Public Library (Nebraska)
Madison Central Public Library
Washington, D.C. (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library)
Wichita Public Library (in construction)
- Video: “Wichita needs a new central library”
- Video: “Some key Wichita leaders in support of a new advanced learning center”
- “A sneak peek inside Wichita’s new Advanced Learning Library: Bolder, brighter, better” – Dion Lefler, Wichita Eagle, April 27, 2018
Europe:
Library of Birmingham (UK):
Helsinki Public Library (Finland): Building a new central library scheduled to open in 2018
Aarhus Public Library (Denmark): Urban Mediaspace (central library)
Innovative Spaces and Services
Chicago Public Library (Teen Center)
Do Space (Omaha)