:: Downtown Library Design and Community Input
The Riverside Public Library is proud to announce that the design for the new Downtown Library is underway. Please join us in an interactive community input process with the Board of Library Trustees, the architect firm Pfeiffer Partners, and other support groups as we discuss the design of the new Downtown Library.
Community Meeting Input Schedule
Over the next three months library Staff and Pfeiffer Partners will be presenting on key components of the design process at the monthly Board of Library Trustees meetings. The meeting schedule announces the meeting dates, meeting locations, and the topic for community input. These meetings are open to public.
September 28, 2009 – 5:00pm in the Downtown Library’s Auditorium
Discussion Items: The program, space needs, and building footplate considerations.
Supporting Documents:
Architect Meeting Agenda
Drafted Sept. 2009
Circular Program Diagrams
Early concept diagrams illustrating space needs and adjacencies.
Drafted Sept. 2009
Floor Plate Design
The floor plate the Board of Library Trustees approved.
Drafted Sept. 2009
October 26, 2009 – 5:00pm at the Casa Blanca branch library
Discussion Items: Revision and Recap of the program, space needs, and building footplate.
Supporting Documents:
Revised Floor Plate Design
Drafted Oct. 2009
November 16, 2009 – 5:00pm at the Arlington Library
*Date of BLT meeting moved up one week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday
Discussion Items: Concept floor plans and discussion of library porgramming.
Supporting Documents:
Conceptual Floor Plan Design: First Floor
Conceptual Floor Plan Design: Second and Third Floors
Drafted Nov. 2009
Architect Power Point Design (soon to be posted)
Drafted Nov. 2009
The third phase of the Downtown Library Design process is currently being considered. The third phase will consist of a public meeting where Pfeiffer Architects will present on elevation concepts for the exterior of the building. The meeting date and location will be posted shortly.
Public Comments and Input
The new Downtown Library will be a strategic resource for everyone in the city. Your thoughts and comments about the new library and design process are important to us.
Decommissioned Plan
A previous plan for the renovation of our Downtown Library was tabled to make way for a new direction. For historical purposes, the meetings and documents regarding the abandoned plan can be viewed here.