American Libraries recognizes 12 libraries in its 2024 Library Design Showcase

CHICAGO - Twelve new and renovated libraries, as well as their architects, have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2024 Library Design Showcase. The showcase appears in the magazine’s September/October issue, available online today.

The 36th annual showcase highlights innovative constructions and remodels across the US and Canada that address patrons’ evolving needs. All projects in this year’s selection were completed between May 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024. The buildings—comprising public and academic libraries and one operations center—demonstrate how libraries are adapting their spaces to better support people, programming, and sustainability efforts.

This year’s featured projects are:

Brown County (Wis.) Library, East branch
Somerville Architects and Engineers

Calgary (Alberta) Public Library, Fish Creek branch
BRZ Partnership Architecture Inc., Carswell Consulting Engineers, and F&D Scene Changes

Georgia State University, North Library Study Commons in Atlanta
PRAXIS3

Grimes (Iowa) Public Library
INVISION

Harvard Medical School, The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in Boston
Shepley Bulfinch

Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Connecticut
QA+M Architecture

Indiana University Bloomington, Education Library
Fanning Howey

Lexington (Ky.) Public Library, Marksbury Family branch
EOP Architects / Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning

Meridian (Idaho) Library District, Orchard Park branch
MSR Design (interior) / CSHQA Inc. (exterior)

Multnomah County (Ore.) Library Operations Center in Portland
Hennebery Eddy Architects

Toronto Public Library, York Woods branch
Diamond Schmitt

Oregon (Wis.) Public Library
OPN Architects

For more information about the Library Design Showcase or to view past selections, visit bit.ly/Design-Showcase

American Libraries is the flagship magazine of the American Library Association. For more information, please visit americanlibrariesmagazine.org.

About the American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. For more than 140 years, the ALA has been the trusted voice for academic, public, school, government, and special libraries, advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all. For more information, visit www.ala.org.