A Vintage Book Palace
St. Pete Beach Library’s 2.1 million Renovation Honors Original Design The original, award-winning St. Pete Beach Library was built in 1969 by Glenn Johnson, an architect famous for designing the “bird cage” houses in St. Petersburg. Now, a $2.1 million renovation of the new St. Pete Beach Library is almost complete, but with a nod to the architect’s original vision. The renovated library opened to the public on March 1. “We brought back some of the features that it had before. We are using an antique font that was on the building originally,” Betcinda Kettells, director of the St. Pete Beach Library, said. “We’ve got some mid-century modern furniture in the building. We’ve brought it back to what it was originally intended to look like,” Orange and yellow tones illuminate the vintage library font on signs throughout the building. Local artist Dean Fortune added to the beachy feel of the library by complementing
GABRIELLE REEDER
By Gabrielle Reeder
Local artist Dean Fortune painted aquatic murals in the library. This one is in the kid’s section.
the interior with aquatic murals. New additions include a delivery ramp, a larger book drop, circulation desks that allow staff to sit or stand
during shifts, electrical outlets in the floor, new computers and repainted walls. The air conditioning ducts, ceiling, lighting, mid-century furni-
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