Seminole Heights Library

The Seminole Heights library is a two-story, 20,000 sq. ft. facility built in the Seminole Heights Historic District. FleischmanGarciaMaslowski Architecture (FG+M) design is architecturally compatible with the historic structures in the neighborhood. The new library features brick and cast stone details, a standing seam metal roof, an entry porch, and a second-floor terrace overlooking Central Avenue with an arched truss above.

The first floor is the entrance to a two-story lobby, three community meeting rooms, a “Friends of the Seminole Heights Library” room, a café, a library staff workroom and lounge, and public restrooms. The two-story lobby allows people entering the building to see the activity in the library on the second floor. The second floor has a large reading room, a glass-enclosed children’s room, a teen room, meeting/tutorial rooms, a large computer area, stacks, and public restrooms. A distinctive feature of the second floor is the central, special collections area overlooking the two-story atrium space and the exterior balcony/terrace.