Public Libraries Data | Year in Architecture 2018

Explore the data on this year's choices.

For the Year in Architecture 2018, Library Journal solicited information from public libraries nationwide that had undergone new builds and renovation/addition projects completed between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. 

NEW BUILDINGS

Community Pop
in K
Code Project
Cost
Const.
Cost
Gross
Sq. Ft.
Sq. Ft.
Cost
Equip.
Cost
Site
Cost
Other
Costs
Federal
Funds
State
Funds
Local
Funds
Gift
Funds
Architect
ALABAMA
Madison 49 B $8,670,000 $5,300,000 25,000 $212.00 $750,000 $920,000 $1,700,000 $0 $0 $7,749,000 $921,000 HBM Architects;
Fuqua & Partners
ARKANSAS
Sherwood 31 B $5,855,014 $4,182,756 14,244 $293.65 $393,246 $839,284 $439,728 $0 $0 $5,855,014 $0 Taggart Architects
CALIFORNIA
Artesia 17 B $10,300,000 $7,500,000 10,836 $692.14 $800,000 Owned $2,000,000 $0 $0 $10,300,000 $0 IBI Group
Whittier 9 B $7,000,000 $4,800,000 7,040 $681.82 $500,000 Owned $1,700,000 $0 $0 $7,000,000 $0 Emar Studio for
Public Architecture
CONNECTICUT
Oxford 13 M $3,740,000 $3,000,000 11,978 $250.46 $132,000 Owned $608,000 $0 $0 $3,628,000 $112,000 Peter Gisolfi
Associates
DELAWARE
New Castle 12 M $23,565,927 $16,879,883 43,000 $392.56 $1,109,988 $3,051,181 $2,524,875 $0 $12,210,106 $16,038,739 $690,000 Tetra Tech;
Perkins + Will
FLORIDA
Tampa 17 B $9,964,965 $4,009,000 16,850 $237.93 $985,000 $305,000 $4,665,965 $0 $500,000 $9,464,965 $0 Harvard Jolly
Architecture
GEORGIA
Marietta 756 B $14,050,000 $11,900,000 31,000 $383.87 $1,000,000 $600,000 $550,000 $0 $2,000,000 $12,050,000 $0 CAS Architecture
HAWAII
Nanakuli 27 B $15,500,000 n/a 18,000 n/a n/a Owned n/a $0 $15,500,000 $0 $0 CDS International
KANSAS
Wichita 390 M $34,352,605 $22,035,211 105,200 $209.46 $4,015,229 $3,425,950 $4,876,215 $0 $0 $31,190,000 $5,500,000 GLMV Architecture
KENTUCKY
Louisville 178 O $15,474,139 $11,883,507 38,191 $311.16 $858,153 $1,451,900 $1,280,579 $0 $1,380,000 $12,571,900 $1,522,239 JRA Architects;
MSR Design
OHIO
Hilliard 100 B $15,074,743 $8,875,398 55,000 $161.37 $973,542 $925,000 $4,300,803 $0 $0 $15,074,743 $0 DesignGroup
Middleburg Hts. 16 B $7,500,000 $6,000,000 16,000 $375.00 $500,000 Owned $1,000,000 $0 $0 $7,500,000 $10,000 HBM Architects
Youngstown 25 B $4,375,858 $3,512,766 11,514 $305.09 $539,438 Owned $323,654 $0 $0 $2,695,858 $1,680,000 Faniro Architects
SOUTH CAROLINA
Simpsonville 46 B $9,514,394 $6,578,774 28,064 $234.42 $1,309,922 $911,016 $714,612 $0 $0 $9,387,385 $126,939 McMillan Pazdan
Smith;

Margaret Sullivan Studio
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen 39 M $8,339,178 $6,514,200 28,200 $231.00 $1,040,250 Owned $784,728 $0 $0 $6,239,178 $2,100,000 CO-OP Architecture;
MSR Design
TEXAS
Arlington 392 M $29,082,020 $19,044,730 81,228 $234.46 $3,933,000 Owned $6,104,290 $0 $0 $21,508,465 $7,573,555 Dewberry
Austin 968 MS $127,181,971 $100,621,800 213,450 $471.41 $8,380,700 $14,425 $18,165,046 $0 $0 $127,181,971 $0 Lake | Flato;
Shepley Bulfinch
WASHINGTON
Tukwila 20 B $8,890,000 $6,600,000 10,000 $660.00 $670,000 $550,000 $1,070,000 $0 $0 $8,890,000 $0 Perkins + Will
WISCONSIN
Colby 7 M $2,200,000 $1,700,000 10,600 $160.38 $300,000 $100 $199,900 $500,000 $0 $500,000 $1,200,000 Cedar Corporation
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

Community Pop in K Code Project Cost Const. Cost Gross Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Cost Equip. Cost Site Cost Other Costs Federal Funds State Funds Local Funds Gift Funds Architect
CALIFORNIA
Napa 140 MS $4,230,220 $2,940,098 13,300 $221.06 $526,723 Owned $763,399 $0 $0 $4,230,220 $0 Noll & Tam Architects
COLORADO
Littleton 135 B $4,200,000 $3,348,885 30,000 $111.63 $485,000 Owned $366,335 $0 $0 $4,176,715 $23,285 Humphries Poli Architects
GEORGIA
Barnesville 19 B $2,153,865 $1,673,865 13,000 $128.76 $100,000 $200,000 $180,000 $0 $1,380,000 $773,865 $0 CAS Architecture
Cumming 67 B $7,249,525 $5,384,612 39,183 $137.42 $1,093,464 Owned $771,449 $0 $2,000,000 $5,244,525 $5,000 McMillan Pazdan Smith
ILLINOIS
Elmhurst 45 M $1,406,505 $838,995 25,000 $33.56 $363,000 Owned $204,510 $0 $0 $1,406,505 $0 Product Architecture + Design
INDIANA
Anderson 71 MS $471,532 $192,383 8,350 $23.26 $200,727 Owned $78,422 $0 $0 $471,532 $0 Kimberly Bolan & Associates
Bloomington 147 M $270,348 $37,211 32,000 $1.17 $220,163 Owned $12,974 $0 $0 $270,348 $0 Kimberly Bolan & Associates
Fishers 141 B $690,000 $425,000 23,000 $18.48 $225,000 Owned $40,000 $0 $0 $690,000 $0 Kimberly Bolan & Associates
Gary 77 M $5,374,997 $4,531,239 50,000 $90.62 $271,682 Owned $572,076 $0 $0 $5,374,997 $0 Forms & Funktion, Inc.
North Vernon 28 M $109,479 $31,836 4,100 $7.77 $67,643 Owned $10,000 $0 $0 $99,479 $10,000 Kimberly Bolan & Associates
MASSACHUSETTS
Barrington 16 M $3,097,000 $2,010,000 13,450 $149.45 $400,000 Owned $687,000 $0 $0 $3,097,000 $0 Tappé Architects
Franklin 33 M $10,070,909 $7,720,466 29,938 $257.88 $928,377 Owned $1,422,066 $0 $0 $10,500,000 $0 LLB Architects
MISSOURI
Ellisville 64 B $9,577,872 $7,110,502 43,981 $161.67 $861,228 Owned $1,606,142 $0 $0 $9,577,872 $0 Bond Architects
Florissant 24 B $6,359,985 $4,909,100 34,519 $142.21 $561,467 Owned $889,418 $0 $0 $6,359,985 $0 Bond Architects
NEBRASKA
Norfolk 24 M $8,766,642 $6,998,055 38,000 $184.16 $803,000 Owned $965,587 $0 $750,000 $8,011,904 $22,000 Alley Poyner Macchietto
NEW JERSEY
Holmdel 17 M $2,129,000 $1,779,000 16,000 $111.19 $250,000 Leased $100,000 $0 $0 $2,129,000 $0 Arcari + Iovino
Pompton Plains 15 M $358,284 $326,170 1,400 $232.98 $9,614 Owned $22,500 $0 $0 $0 $358,284 James P. Cutillo & Associates
NEW YORK
Livonia 8 M $2,100,000 $1,866,625 7,500 $248.89 $99,400 Owned $133,975 $0 $597,000 $1,403,000 $100,000 Passero Associates
Port Washington 30 M $2,795,000 $2,410,000 5,500 $438.19 $35,000 Owned $350,000 $0 $650,000 $645,000 $1,500,000 Lee H. Skolnick; Stalco Construction
White Plains 55 M $2,603,632 $1,567,000 24,499 $63.97 $400,000 Owned $636,632 $0 $374,000 $1,000,000 $1,229,632 Bermello Ajamil & Partners
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte 50 B $8,000,000 $7,164,703 26,711 $268.23 n/a Owned n/a $0 $0 $8,000,000 $0 HBM Architects
Monroe 223 MS $918,444 $339,337 23,000 $14.76 $528,797 Owned $50,310 $28,000 $0 $890,444 $0 Kimberly Bolan & Associates
OHIO
Dayton 460 MS $64,000,000 $47,000,000 224,000 $209.83 $2,600,000 Owned $14,400,000 $0 $0 $64,000,000 $0 Group 4 Architecture
Pickerington 15 B $750,000 $530,000 4,200 $126.19 $120,000 Leased $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $750,000 Moody Nolan
Springfield 132 MS $3,319,990 $3,043,004 7,890 $385.68 $0 Owned $276,986 $0 $0 $3,319,990 $0 McCall Sharp Architecture
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia 15 B $3,177,659 $2,091,786 11,094 $188.55 $502,746 Owned $583,127 $0 $0 $3,111,059 $66,600 Boudreaux; McMillan Pazdan; Margaret Sullivan
Columbia 40 B $4,405,745 $3,069,745 14,700 $208.83 $445,000 Owned $891,000 $0 $0 $4,340,745 $65,000 Liollio Architecture
Columbia 8 B $1,501,954 $893,954 4,100 $218.04 $260,000 Owned $348,000 $0 $0 $1,501,954 $0 Liollio Architecture
TENNESSEE
Winchester 42 O $135,981 $83,844 11,479 $7.30 $28,340 Owned $23,797 $0 $0 $23,992 $111,989 Mark Bennett
TEXAS
Cuero 9 M $2,300,000 $2,082,575 13,000 $160.20 $25,000 Owned $192,425 $0 $0 $2,300,000 $0 TSG Architects
UTAH
North Ogden 34 B $5,599,054 $4,449,448 24,000 $185.40 $435,050 Owned $714,556 $0 $0 $5,599,054 $0 EDA Architects
Ogden 93 M $16,405,164 $13,676,894 60,000 $227.95 $847,455 Owned $1,880,815 $0 $0 $16,030,164 $375,000 EDA Architects
WASHINGTON
Bellevue 141 B $1,040,000 $690,000 3,000 $230.00 $120,000 Owned $230,000 $0 $0 $1,040,000 $0 Miller Hull Partnership
Colfax 15 O $550,000 $470,000 4,000 $117.50 $0 $80,000 $0 $0 $0 $80,000 $470,000 Tom Maul Architecture
Shoreline 55 B $688,000 $390,000 20,000 $195.00 $245,000 Owned $53,000 $0 $0 $688,000 $0 BuildingWork
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee 75 B $5,655,020 $4,173,179 23,000 $181.44 $344,529 Owned $1,137,312 $0 $0 $5,418,182 $236,838 HGA
CANADA
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. 17 M $893,236 $465,095 10,000 $46.50 $388,141 Owned $40,000 $151,000 $67,200 $448,840 $226,196 Chamberlain Architect Svcs.
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available

 

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