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Rogers Free Library (Bristol)

January 2008

Exterior and Interior Work (click on pictures for larger images)
old library and addition addition
Existing library and addition
The exterior is nearly complete in this view looking north up Hope Street. View earlier pictures of the addition.		 Library addition
The shape of the library echoes the existing building, while the exterior brick is reminiscent of the furniture building that was demolished to make way for the library.
interior of connector circulation area
Connector
Inside the connection between the two buildings (locally known as the hyphen), the exterior brownstone walls will be visible. Circ desk staff in the addition will be able to see into the old library on the first floor, which will house videos, large print and magazines. See the connector as it nears completion.		 Circulation area
The circulation desk will be housed under and echo the curve of the dropped ceiling (outlined with metal framing, top). The lowered ceiling will enhance acoustics at the circ desk. This view looks towards the Thames St. side of the library, with the circ workroom visible on the right. See the circ area sheetrocked.
adult stack area reference stack area
Adult stack area
Beyond the circ desk facing the Thames St. side of the library, the adult stack area will include seating around the periphery to take advantage of the windows that face the harborside.		 Adult non-fiction stack area
The second floor will house reference and adult non-fiction. As on the main floor, plenty of windows will allow natural light into work areas. Bristol Harbor will be visible from windows in the far-left (southwest) corner.
lower entrance

 

former children's room

Harborside entrance
Visitors to the library will be able to park in a municipal lot on Thames Street designated for library use during the day. Easy access to the library is available through the Harborside Entrance, which will include a lobby on the ground level. This view looks towards the doors from the Hope Street side of the lobby, near the new entrance to the lower level of the old library.

 Technical services
The former children's room (lower level of the old library) will house technical services, a staff area and space for the Friends and a Literacy tutoring area. Improvements made to the foundation during renovation will stop the occasional flooding that plagued the former children's room.
lobby stairs activities room
Lobby stairs
From the ground (Harborside) level, stairs lead down into the new children's library and the meeting room. A ramp provides access to users with disabilities. Floor levels between the two buildings do not match on the lower level because of new ceiling height requirements, making it necessary for the architect to develop creative solutions for linking the two buildings.		 Children's activity room
Metal framing outlines the activity room in the children's library. The room is on the left after entering the children's room on the ground level.

More pictures: Current | Oct. 2007 | Feb. 2007 | Pre-construction (2006) | Groundbreaking

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