Proposed Design Concepts - August 2016

View the latest proposed designs for the MLK Renovation. Full slideshow is available at the URL provided. Find out more about the MLK Jr. Library Renovation process at http://www.dclibrary.org/mlkfuture/

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A Modern MLK -- In Pictures

Share your images, ideas and thoughts on the architects' refined ideas for the MLK Modernizations.

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Children's Area

What are must-haves in the children's area of the library? What spaces are needed? How can the children's space encourage learning and exploration?

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Teen Space

What are must-haves in the teen's area of the library? What spaces are needed? How can we make it a safe space for teens? How can we make it a "cool" space for teens? How can the teen space encourage learning, exploration and innovation?

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Public Entrance

How can we make the library a welcoming space? What would encourage people to enter the library? What makes you feel safe and welcomed?

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Meeting Spaces

What should meeting spaces look like? What type of meeting spaces should we have? (Meeting rooms? Rehearsal spaces? Auditoriums?) What should they be equipped with? (Speakers? Smart Boards? AV hookups?)

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Adult Spaces

What are must-haves in the adult areas of the library? What spaces are needed? How can the adult space encourage learning, exploration and innovation?

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Cafe Space

Should the library have a cafe space? Who should run it? What should it look like? How will it be incorporated in the library space?

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Innovation Space

How do you encourage innovation and creation in the library? What equipment is needed? What spaces are needed? How can we encourage learning, exploration and innovation?

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Adaptive Services

What should the new Adaptive Services look like? What are must-haves? What spaces are needed?

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Marketplace/Welcome Center

The Marketplace/Welcome Center welcomes people to the library and guides them to other spaces in the library. How do you quickly inform and direct people in the welcoming center of the MLK Library? What elements are needed?

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Washingtoniana/Black Studies

What are must-haves? What spaces are needed? How do you encourage interaction with materials while maintaining security and safety?

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Employee Spaces

Where should employee spaces (workrooms, lounges, meeting rooms and training spaces) be in the building? What kind of employee spaces are needed? What should be in them?

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Security

How do we keep the library safe and secure while maintaining a comfortable and welcoming feel?

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Honoring Dr. King in the Modernized MLK Library

How would you like to see Dr. King honored in the modernized library? Whether via the building itself or the events and services offered throughout the library system, share your ideas for how to perpetuate his legacy. On Wednesday, November 4, a panel discussion and community conversation were held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library to discuss ideas for honoring Dr. King's legacy in the renovated and modernized library, both through the physical building and through the programs and services the library provides throughout the city. You can see video of the panel and tweeted extracts from the conversation at https://storify.com/dcpl/dr-king-in-d-c-a-community-conversation

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Finalist Architects' Design Ideas

A look at the proposals from the three finalists for the MLK Renovation.

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Adult Area and Services

What services should be included in the newly renovated library for adults?

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Children's Area (Ages birth-12) and Services

What spaces and services should be offered in the children's area?

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D.C. History Area and Services

What spaces and services would best serve the local history area?

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Meeting Spaces and Rooms

What should the meeting spaces and rooms offer?

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Public Entrance, Outdoor Space and Entrance Hall

How can we make the entrance, outdoor space and entrance hall inviting and useful?

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Services for People with Disabilities

What should be offered in the spaces for people with disabilities?

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Technology and Innovation Spaces

What should our technology spaces look and feel like? What should they offer?

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Teen Area and Services

What should the teen space look like and offer?

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Cafe

Would you like to have a cafe in the central library? What should it offer and how should it run?

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Security

How do we keep the library safe and secure -- and comfortable?

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Interim Library Space

What do you use the central library for and why? What should the interim library space look like? What services should be grouped together?

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Draft Plans

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