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Robert A. YoungAssociate Professor
University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning
The Library Reconsidered:
Not Just a Place for Books Anymore
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Early Libraries in the United States
• Academic libraries for faculty and students
• Library societies• Private collections of
wealthy citizensRedwood Library, Newport RI, 1747
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First Public Library in America
• Boston Public Library 1854
• When the American Library Association formed in 1876, there were only 188 public libraries
Boston Public LibraryMason Street Library, 1854
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“Patron Saint of the Public Library”
“Free libraries maintained by the people are cradles of democracy, and their spread can never fail to extend and strengthen the democratic ideal, the equality of the citizen, the royalty of man. They are emphatically fruits of the true American ideal.”
-Andrew Carnegie, 1903
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Carnegie Library Building Program
• 1886-1917• $41,748,689• 1689 libraries• 1419 communities
(in America)• 42 states
Carnegie Library, Milbank, SD, 1907
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A Question of Philanthropy?
Libraries…
“…only help those who help themselves”
-Andrew Carnegie
Main BranchDetroit Public Library, 1901
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A Simple Composition
• Adult reading room
• Children’s reading room
• Reference section
• Book storage
• Library office
• Auditorium
• Restrooms
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By Mid-20th Twentieth Century
• Adult reading room• Young adult section• Children’s section• Reference room &
Special collections • Periodicals• Meeting rooms• Support spaces for
staff and special needs
Albuquerque Public Library, c. 1970
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ARPANET, Internet, and the “World Wide Web”
• ARPANET…1969• Internet and “World Wide Web”
80% of households by 2003
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Dire Threat or Potent Ally?
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Shifting Gears for the New Millennium
• Entrance• Circulation desk• Reference facilities• Children’s facilities• Young adult facilities• Multimedia facilities• Special collections/
archives• Literacy center• Meeting/seminar rooms
• Collaborative study rooms
• Convenience facilities• Library store• Displays• Workrooms/offices• Staff Lounge• Friend of the Library• Interior storage• Remote storage
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Subsequent Trends
• Popular materials• Local history• Genealogy• Donor recognition
area• Art gallery and display
areas
• Community/ multipurpose rooms
• Entrepreneurial space (cafes, bookstores, ancillary services)
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Case Studies
Burton-Barr Central Library
Phoenix, AZ
Salt Lake City Main Library
Salt Lake City, UT
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Burton-Barr Central Library
• Designed by Will Bruder
• Opened 1995• “Book
warehouse”
Burton-Barr Central Library, Phoenix, AZ, 1995
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Burton-Barr Central Library
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Burton-Barr Central Library
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Burton-Barr Central Library
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Burton-Barr Central Library
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First Floor
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First Floor
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Light Canyon
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First Floor
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SecondFloor
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Third Floor
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FourthFloor
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FifthFloor
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SolarCandle
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Burton-Barr Central Library
• Detachment• “Mesa” in the desert• Internally activated• “Book Warehouse”
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Salt Lake City Main Library
• Designed by Moshe Safdie
• Opened 2003• “Urban Room”
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Salt Lake City Main Library
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Armature Building
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Entry and Urban Room
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EntrepreneurialSpace
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Vertical Circulation
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Main Floor
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Lower Level—Urban Room
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Lower Level—Library
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Lower Level—Children’s Section
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Crystal Cave
Grandma’s Attic
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Second FloorReading Gallery
Canteena
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Third Floor
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Fourth Floor
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Fifth Floor
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Salt Lake City Main Library
• Mixed constituencies• Stage piece• Integrative vs. Separation• “Urban Room”
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Conclusions
• Libraries are attracting new users while retaining their traditional user base.
• Libraries continue to serve as a free and public access point for the written word and now provide many learning opportunities for their modern communities of users.
• Libraries still help “those who help themselves.”
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Conclusions
Thank You
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Contact Information
Robert A. Young, PE
University of Utah
College of Architecture + Planning
375 South 1530 East Rm. 235 AAC
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0370
Phone: (801) 581-3909
Fax: (801) 581-8217
Email: [email protected]