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Peters Township Library   McMurray, PA

Peters Township Library, is a 23,000 square foot library facility on the Township municipal campus, which also includes the Municipal Building and the Police Building (a renovation of the former library).

The building plan incorporates two right-angled rectangular wings, joined at the intersection by a cylindrical volume. This central space, the rotunda, is at the heart of the library, forming the visual and circulation link between the two levels and two wings of the complex.

Patrons are welcomed into this radial space with direct access to the main circulation desk, the Popular Library, the Juvenile Library, and the open, circular staircase that leads to the second floor. Sub-dividable meeting rooms are also accessible from either this main entrance or a separate night entrance.

The second level contains reference and stack areas, offices, quiet study rooms and a formal meeting room with fireplace and living room accommodations.

Natural and indirect lighting dominate all spaces of the library so that no area is without an exterior view while glare is eliminated. Library built-in furnishings, including desks and bookstack end panels, were all designed with maple veneer panels that coordinate with the circular theme in plan and symbol.

Basic exterior building materials, including two shades of brick, aluminum framed windows and accent panels of EIFS, provided a unified design yet insured an economical and maintenance-free building shell that compliments the two existing buildings on the site.

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