Whenever students at School 12 return to in-person classes, they will receive a unique welcome: Frederick Douglass Community Library's old roof has been replaced with a green roof. There are two types ...

When Hacker Architects redesigned a historic, 1969 branch library in the southeastern Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco in 2013, the firm wanted to make sure that the building continued to serve ...

As Alexandria officials scramble to fill a $44 million budget shortfall, plans to construct a new $380,000 eco-friendly rooftop on one of the city’s public library branches have angered some local ...

Contemporary, sustainable and welcoming, Temple University’s new Charles Library in Philadelphia raises the bar for research libraries around the world. Completed by Snøhetta for $135 million in 2019, ...

The Windsor Terrace Library, located in Brooklyn, N.Y., has taken 7,000 sf of previously unused space on its roof and turned it into a green, living roof. The new green roof brings additional habitat ...

A green roof planted with a variety of prairie grasses is part of the design of the new Johnson County library branch expected to open in early 2024 near the Merriam Community Center. Architects also ...

Monterey County's Greenfield Branch Library is closed this week as work begins on a new roof for the facility. Located at 315 El Camino Real in Greenfield, the public library will be initially closed ...

The Greenfield Branch Library in Monterey County is closing for a week as crews begin work on a new roof for the building. The closure will begin on Sept. 8 and will run through Sept. 15, with future ...

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AVON — Work is underway to replace the 98-year-old slate roof atop the Avon Free Library’s Barber Memorial Building, a key step in preserving the historic structure that has served the community since ...