모든 도서관은 지역사회 공동체 문화 형성에 기여하고 있으며, 또한 마땅히 기여하여야 한다. 왜냐면 그 공간과 시설이 바로 도서관이기 때문이다. 또한 도서관이 제공하는 서비스와 프로그램도 공동체 문화 형성에 기여하는 것이어야 한다.
아래 소개되는 미국의 몇몇 도서관들. 이 도서관은 ALA의 잡지인 <아메리칸 라이브러리즈>가 그 건물 자체가 공동체 문화 형성에 초점을 맞추어 설계되고 건립되었다는 점에서 주목할 만한 도서관이라고 골라 놓은 것이다. 함께 훑어보고자 한다.
Boise (Idaho) Public Library:
Boise (Idaho) Public Library’s Boise West branch is located on a previously neglected retail strip, and is intended to serve as a catalyst for community revitalization, with meeting rooms available for after-hours events and a lounge seating area with hearth.
Architect: Fletcher Farr Ayotte, Inc.
Photo: Heather Collins Roe
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh:
Design of the Allegheny branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh makes a special effort to connect with the community. Large storefront windows invite passers-by in, while construction makes use of limestone materials similiar to those used in many civic and historic structures in the neighborhood, and a protected outdoor terrace serves as the library’s front porch. The branch is the first of a number of new construction projects along a corridor that will include townhomes, a coffee shop, and a bank.
Architect: Loysen & Kreuthmeier Architects
Photo: Ed Massery
Cooper Memorial Library:
The Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont, Florida, is a joint-use facility for Lake-Sumter Community College, the University of Central Florida, and the Lake County Library System. Located on LSCC’s campus, the burgundy and tan brick and forest green metal wall and roof panels relate the facility to other buildings on campus, while the arched roof over the main part of the library sets it apart to the community at large.
Architect: Harvard Jolly, Inc.
Photo: Harvard Jolly, Inc.
Darien Library:
The heart of Darien (Conn.) Library is “Main Street”, which occupies much of the first floor and features electronic informational displays, a café for socializing, the digital media collection, and a community auditorium. The more traditional, and quieter, section of the library occupies the second floor.
Architect: Peter Gisolfi Associates
Photo: Robert Mintzes, LEED AP
Goucher College Athenaeum:
The Hyman Forum within the Goucher College Athenaeum in Baltimore was modeled after the amphitheaters of Europe, providing a wide-open space whose character can shift depending on what happens to be happening there at any time. The building is open 24 hours a day and, in addition to the library and forum, features a café, art gallery, community service center, and spaces for exercise, conversation, and relaxation.
Architect: RMJM
Photo: Jeffrey Tryon/RMJM
Lake Forest (Ill.) High School:
Lake Forest (Ill.) High School’s new 20,000-square-foot library, which occupies the space originally designed as a gymnasium and most recently used as a cafeteria, has seating for 116 in a wide-open floor plan that allows the library to host monthly concerts by students, Teen Read Week events, author presentations, or large displays. The library contains two classrooms and a computer lab, which allows teachers to use the library for their classes without disrupting other students studying, as well as four group study rooms and a tech resource lab.
Architect: Perkins and Will
Photo: James Steinkamp Photography
Loyola Marymount University:
Among the most popular features at Loyola Marymount University’s new William H. Hannon Library in Los Angeles are the study rooms. The 24 general-purpose rooms each contain a display monitor and computer hook-ups for learning. Three more are designed for practicing and recording presentations, and six have equipment for small-group playback of audio and video. A first-floor Information Commons has 80 computers, including 58 intended for collaboration, and the third floor houses the Faculty Commons to support research.
Architect: AECOM
Photo: Tim Griffiths
Monroe Township (N.J.) Public Library:
An offset skylight helps illuminate the Fine Arts Rotunda at Monroe Township (N.J.) Public Library, which also features a café with vending machines, bookstore-style seating, a staffed drive-through window, and a fireplace lounge.
Architect: Arcari + Iovino Architects
Photo: George E. Pierce
University of Colorado at Boulder:
The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Norlin Library was modernized in five phases, completed in July 2009. Students wanted a space to gather and study 24/7, which was provided by the Norlin Commons, a 15,000-square-foot, first-floor space that features flexible and collaborative work/study spaces, a technology classroom, a writing center, a reading area, and the Laughing Goat coffee bar.
Architect: H+L Architecture
Photo: McCory James Photography
University of Nevada at Reno:
While the second through fifth floors offer a traditional library environment, the first floor of the University of Nevada at Reno’s Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center facilitates group collaboration, with a 100-computer general computing area, 25-seat computer instruction lab, media lab with fiber channel connectivity, a 25-seat studio classroom optimized for capturing instructional sessions for digital streaming, and two videoconference suites.
Architect: Hershenow + Klippenstein Architects / Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Photo: UNR
Weber County (Utah) Library:
The Pleasant Valley branch of Weber County (Utah) Library functions as a community center, with a 255-seat black box theater suitable for plays, film presentations, concerts, dance performances, and rehearsals; a café and art gallery; a teleconferencing room; a health resource services area; and ample open space for outdoor programming activities. The building is organized into discrete security zones to allow for flexible building utilization.
Architect: Prescott Muir Architects
Photo: Scott Peterson
Windsor-Severance Library:
Planning for an expansion and remodel of the Windsor (Colo.)-Severance Library was nearly complete in May 2008, when the town of Windsor was devastated by a tornado. The library received no structural damage, however, and the renovation proceeded, allowing the library to provide an air of self-assurance as the community recovers.
Architect: Thorp Associates, P.C.
Photo: Roger M. Thorp, AIA, LEED AP
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