Canada: Vancouver Public Library’s $15.5-million Expansion Plans
From 24Hours Vancouver:
Vancouver’s Central Library on Robson Street will be expanding by 35,000 square feet starting in early 2017 — introducing a greater variety of spaces and the development of a green roof.
The announcement of the $15.5-million [$11.98-million/USD] expansion comes a year after the library introduced a digital Inspiration Lab.
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The library will also be the new home of the Vancouver Archives.
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Though final designs have not yet been approved, the architect is Moshe Safdie, who designed Library Square originally in 1995.
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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.
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