Brentwood Public Library MO

摘要

The Challenge Brentwood Public Library came to the Design Institute facing a tough choice that many librarians will recognize-whether to renovate an existing building or start from scratch. Serving a population of 8,000 in the suburbs of St. Louis, the library-which shares space with the town's city hall-is a landmark in the community, but Director Vicki Woods questions whether it can serve the needs of that community effectively anymore. Despite a rehab just over a decade ago, the space lacks the flexibility that patrons require. "We are losing people because they have nowhere to sit," Woods told the session attendees.