Berthoud Community Library

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Berthoud Community Library

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Discover. Connect. Inspire.

Berthoud Community Library describes its mission as “A center for sharing resources to educate, enrich, and connect with the world.” Today’s libraries are dynamic community hubs offering diverse programs, services, and gatherings. Therefore, they should be planned not only for their community but with their community.

In the fast-growing community of Berthoud, planning a new library has been a dynamic interactive process. A comprehensive and thoughtful community outreach process engaged people of all ages to have a voice in planning the future library. From the start, interactive community processes have been critical, including evaluating the existing library to determine feasibility of continued use, and then selecting a new library location. With a watchful eye for opportunities and constraints, designers and the community alike are moving the planning and design process forward. Children are even participating in drawing up ideas for their dream library.

Multiple site evaluations for new library
Community engagement processes to evaluate site options
Existing facility evaluations to determine the fit of continued use
Empowered community to build awareness and gather support for a new library

Details

Berthoud, CO

New Construction

16,000 ft²