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Building Facts & Figures
126,000 square feet total, located behind current Main Library
Situated over old "Downtown' or Municipal Airport runway
Will house books, AV materials, and periodicals for all ages
Dedicated activity spaces for children, teens, and adults
Approximately 120 public computers, laptops and online public library catalogs, and Overdrive audio download stations
Free Wi-Fi
Computer Training Lab with 15 workstations
4 AWE Early Literacy Workstations for young children
Combined Genealogy and Baton Rouge Room collections
Career Center
Drive-thru window for book and AV drop off and pickup
Self-checkout machines as well as full service checkout
Public Meeting Rooms of various sizes and capacities
Collaborative Study Rooms throughout
Quiet Reading Room
Privately donated Stained Glass installation
Rooftop Terrace, acccesible to public
Shared plaza with BREC
Building designed to allow seamless integration with Park
Building designed to achieve silver LEED certification
Funding
Land in Indepedence Park shared with BREC
Contract records the cost of Construction as $35,410,074
The City-Parish is the owner; the Library is the user Department of Public Works staff will work with Architect and the General Contractor to oversee the project
Funds for this Pay-As-You-Go project were amassed by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library over time, as part of its 10-year Dedicated Property Tax
