New York: A New $32.4 Million Community Library Opens in Queens

From TimesLedger Newspapers:

The new $32.4 million Elmhurst Community Library [a branch of the Queens Library]  at 86-01 Broadway is nearly double the size of the original at 32,000 square feet, with four fully accessible levels for library service, separate adult, teen and children’s library spaces, and an adult learning center on its own level.
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The English language collection includes 75,000 books and multimedia items and an additional 36,000 books in nine languages. Construction of the new terraclad structure began in 2011 and it replaces the smaller library built in 1906.
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The new building includes 13,000 square feet of outdoor space with two green roofs, a learning garden and features a sleek and modern glass cube reading room. A fireplace mantle from the original library was moved into the new children’s room and brickwork from its original facade surround the foyer at the Broadway entrance all designed by Marpillero Pollack Architects and overseen by the city Department of Design and Construction.
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See Also: Elmhurst Community Library Grand Opening Info (via QPL)
See Also: Elmhurst Community Library Webpage

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