Beverly Hills Library – Beverly Hills, CA

The Beverly Hills Library is city owned and operated and consists of an original 1960s era building onto which Charles Moore, the world renowned late 20th century architect, added additional floor area in 1990. In all, the library contains 75,000 SF with large collections, a highly regarded research collection and reading room and one of the best fine arts collections in the Los Angeles area. The renovation project consists of a large scale overhaul of the library to improve its configuration, interior organization and create more interior daylight. The first phase of intervention prioritizes the enhancement of special use areas such as children, teens and seniors, three of its most important community constituencies. Addressing these three program areas first with significant interior enhancements will re-build patronage, increase the visibility and viability of the library in the community and set the stage for more substantial improvements in subsequent phases.