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Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Built in 1931, the Southern Adirondack Library System’s Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, New York, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This construction project restored the original 12,600-square-foot building, reopening the atrium skylight for the first time in decades while adding a 39,400-square-foot expansion.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

The renovation and expansion of Ohio State University’s Thompson Library allowed the historic East Reading Room, which had been divided into two floors and overcrowded with materials, to be restored to its original grandeur. Windows that faced a large expanse of campus green space were brought down to floor level to let students see in and out.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

A $6-million expansion more than quadrupled the size of Northborough (Mass.) Free Public Library and restored the original early 1900s granite Richardsonian building. The 20,800-square-foot addition is clad with a precast-granite blend and copper bays that complement the original building’s copper trim.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Glen Ridge (N.J) Public Library was renovated to revitalize the character of the original 1918 structure, some of which was lost in a 1980s addition. Custom period woodworking was selected for the main shelving and the new circulation desk, while other furniture and lighting were chosen to compliment the dramatically vaulted main reading room.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

The construction project that nearly quadrupled the size of Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library also served as a historic restoration for the original stone building, which was built in 1889. Inside, the main reading room was restored, as were murals that had been painted under the Works Progress Administration but that had badly faded in the intervening years.