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

Ames, Iowa Public Library

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

Cedar Rapids Public Library

Dayton Metro Library
     Dayton Daily News (August 1, 2017) article about opening

Do Space

Enoch Pratt Free Library

Hastings Public Library (Nebraska)

Madison Central Public Library

Norfolk Public Library (Nebraska)

Norman (Oklahoma) Public Library Central

Salt Lake City Public Library

San Diego Public Library

University of Chicago

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:

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)