Milestones: Salt Lake City’s Main Library Turns 10
Salt Lake City got more than a place for books when its new downtown library opened 10 years ago.
It cost taxpayers $84 million, but residents weren’t disappointed with what has become an iconic gathering place and a source of community pride.
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The bold design by Boston-based architect Moshe Safdie was embraced as a work of wonder by Salt Lakers when it opened in February 2003. A decade on, it still pulls residents and visitors into its soaring atrium, provides reading areas with stunning views of the Wasatch Mountains, and offers a mid-block plaza that plays host to community events as well as casual passersby.
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“This is more than a place for a repository of books,” said Stephen Goldsmith, professor of architecture and planning at the University of Utah. “It has raised the community self-esteem.”
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See Also: The art of the downtown library: A building and institution at the cusp of change (via The Salt Lake Tribune)
See Also: Floor by Floor Guide to SLC Main Library
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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