Oklahoma: Tulsa’s Central Library $48 Million Renovation Shows Progress

It’s kind of exciting as Tulsa gets its 21st-century library,” said Tulsa City-County Library CEO Gary Shaffer.
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The library closed in the fall for a two-year, $48 million renovation project that will replace the building’s mechanical system, add a parking garage and open a new entrance on Fifth Street, among other things.
A few delays have pushed the projected completion to the spring of 2016.
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The five-floor library will be divided into “zones” of activities, with the most active floor on the ground level where visitors will enter. Glass-enclosed study rooms will line the balcony. And a garden will be added between the library and the parking structure, which will be on the east side of the building.
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Shaffer said traffic at Central is expected to double after its reopening.

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Past Present and Future: The Tulsa City-County Library from Ryan Siemers on Vimeo.