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Library Design Showcase 2012: Building for Accessibility

Submitted by Greg Landgraf on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 15:57

Ensuring that all people can use a library regardless of age, background, or physical ability is one of the profession's central tenets. These projects have put special effort into making sure that the finished building is accessible to all.

Strathcona County (Alb.) Library

Strathcona County (Alb.) Library

East Central College, Beuscher Hall, Library and Learning Center, Union, Missour

East Central College, Beuscher Hall, Library and Learning Center, Union, Missouri

Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library, Colonial Heights Library

Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library, Colonial Heights Library

Greenfield (Mass.) Community College Library

Greenfield (Mass.) Community College Library

Houston Public Library, Ring Neighborhood Library

Houston Public Library, Ring Neighborhood Library

Montgomery County (Pa.) Library District, North Wales Area Library

Montgomery County (Pa.) Library District, North Wales Area Library

District of Columbia Public Library, Georgetown Neighborhood Library

District of Columbia Public Library, Georgetown Neighborhood Library

San Francisco Public Library, Visitacion Valley Branch

San Francisco Public Library, Visitacion Valley Branch

San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch

San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch

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