The K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library

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THE K.O. LEE ABERDEEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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The Modern Library After more than eight years of effort and a passed bond vote, Aberdeen proceeded with replacing its 1950’s era library.

The former library was overcrowded, had little natural light, and suffered from repeated water damage. A new civic based design was pursued to address these issues, and to develop a new “living room� for the city. The result is a stateof-the-art building that can both inspire and serve the needs of the community. This library was not designed to be a bin for dusty books and card files; it was designed to be a center of creativity, research and collaboration...and to be free to the public.

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Intentions and Inspiration The K.O. Lee Library, with its linear configuration along 3rd Avenue, is of a contemporary design with inspiration from the vernacular of four original railroad depots in Aberdeen which still stand today, including; The Great Northern Depot, The Milwaukee Depot, The Chicago Northwestern Depot and The Minneapolis and St. Louis Depot. While these depots articulate multiple styles of architecture, three of these, along with the historic buildings to the north of this library that formally housed Central High School, are predominately designed in the Craftsman/Prairie Style, and this new building attempts to pay subtle deference to that style in a contemporary way.

As a result of the many railroad lines that entered the city and created spokes, or a “hub”, from an aerial perspective, Aberdeen, South Dakota, was nicknamed the “Hub City”. This library, located near the heart of where those railroad lines first converged more than one hundred years ago, is intended to be a link to the past and the future, and is another kind of community hub – designed to connect and enrich residents and guests for many generations.

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Program Approximately 29,400 square feet of open library floor space, study rooms, meeting rooms, administration space, and a demonstration kitchen allow for a flexible, accessible and modern library. The strong north and south library entries give clear order to the plan. Nearly 7,800 square feet of glass celebrate indoor space regardless of weather. In addition, 4,200 square feet of fenced outdoor children’s space offer tactile learning opportunities. Significantly increased parking, excellent audio/video capabilities, hearing impaired loop technology, and the ability to close the library portion from the public meeting rooms permit this library more community access and opportunities than ever before. The new library, which sits in the core of downtown on an abandoned church lot, uses LED lighting and mechanically efficient heating and cooling systems, and thoughtfully detains storm water. The building will bring thousands of people downtown to strengthen an ongoing revitalization process, and the new parking lot will be able to provide cross-parking opportunities for public events at the nearby Civic Arena.

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