Shrewsbury Public Library Addition and Renovation

Location

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Area

32,000 square foot addition; 6,000 square foot renovation

Key Features

  • The historic 1903 library needed significant upgrading and expansion to meet the community’s needs
  • A new 32,000 square-foot addition was constructed to support the current and projected needs of children, young adult, adult and staff spaces
  • The building is now fully accessible and includes spaces for a learning center for technology, public computer stations, group study, community use including a multi-purpose meeting room and commons area, and a climate controlled local history room
  • Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems were replaced entirely with new energy efficient systems, a fire protection sprinkler system, and a state-of-the-art “automated materials handling system” that tracks and sorts library products has been installed
  • Site improvements include the addition of approximately 50 parking spaces, an outdoor children’s area, and all new site lighting and utilities

Key Contacts

Eric Moore
Eric D. Moore

Principal

AIA

children and their caregivers playing and reading in the children's section of the shrewsbury public library
people seated in a reading room in the historic section of the shrewsbury library

“LPA|A’s design for our renovation/expansion is both smart and beautiful. If you look at the variety of their work you see that they evaluate the needs of each individual customer and come up with a design that works for the specific situation.”

– Ellen Dolan, Director, Shrewsbury Public Library

a war memorial with the recent addition to the shrewsbury public library in the background
a hallway near an entrance to the library. people are seated at small tables
the exterior entrance to the addition to the shrewsbury public library
the lobby and front desk of the shrewsbury public library.
a view of the staircase in the library
the exterior entrance of the historic part of the shrewsbury public library

Key Contacts

Eric Moore
Eric D. Moore

Principal

AIA

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