District of Columbia Public Library

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Freelon Group Architects

YEAR
2011

AREA
21472 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Mark Herboth

MANUFACTURERS
Accurate Perforating

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Forrester Construction

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Stewart Engineering

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Lappas + Havener

CIVIL ENGINEER
Delon Hampton & Associates

LIGHTING DESIGN
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

MEP ENGINEER
Setty and Associates

LOCATION
Washington, United States

CATEGORY
Library

Text description provided by architect.

The Tenley-Friendship Library has space devoted to children’s services, including online access, a large collection of print and non-print resources (CD books, DVDs, mixed-media kits, etc.) for children from birth to age twelve.

Children’s librarians provide regular story programs in which they model early literacy behaviors and reader’s advisory services to children and their caregivers to encourage reading and early literacy.

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth
District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth

Tenley Library is a welcoming civic building that provides a variety of spaces to meet a wide range of community needs.

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth
District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth

Spaces include a large public meeting room (for approximately 100 people), two smaller meeting rooms, a children’s program room, as well as smaller rooms for group study and for tutoring.

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth
District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth

Stack areas for print and non-print materials are available for users of all ages. Multiple points of access to virtual spaces through the public PCs and wireless access for people with their own electronic devises are provided.

The children’s area has spaces (including collection and seating) dedicated to various age groups (five and under, beginning readers and elementary age).

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth
District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth

There is a distinctive area for Young Adults to meet and to learn. Adults have their own reading areas, online access area and a large collection of materials.

A diverse, robust collection and online resources are available to users of all ages. A variety of spaces are accessible to individuals and groups to use, including study tables and chairs, lounge seating, group study and tutor rooms, and three public meeting rooms to accommodate groups of different sizes.

District of Columbia Public Library
© Mark Herboth


District of Columbia Public Library
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