Highlights of A Modern Classic
First Floor Map
Second floor map
The New Main Library
The new Main Library's layout will better showcase the more than 350,000 library materials and allow for the development of a more comprehensive collection.
- 2-story, 120,000 square foot structure
- Striking exterior
- Nearly 100 parking spaces
- 100 computers available to the general public
- Interactive preschool exploration center
- Separate spaces specifically designed for children and teens
- Café, outdoor reading garden and terrace
- Career Center & Business Center
- West Virginia Room
- Convenient drive-thru window
- Versatile, high-tech, multi-purpose meeting spaces
- Adaptive technology for the handicapped
- Sustainable design features
- Ample green space surrounding the building
In addition to the new Main Library, the Open a Modern Classic Capital Campaign will also fund improvements to four of our nine branches, construct two new branch libraries and finalize the long-range vision that the Library Board established more than 20 years ago.