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Honorees include new buildings, renovations, and expansions in the US and Canada



CHICAGO — Seventeen new and renovated libraries—and the architecture firms that designed them—have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2018 Library Design Showcase, which appears in the magazine’s September/October issue and is available online today .



The annual feature, celebrating its 30th year, honors innovative and interesting constructions that effectively address library user needs in the United States and Canada. The highlighted projects, a mix of public, academic, school, and special libraries, were completed between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018.



This year’s recognized libraries are:



Alcuin Library at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota

Architect: CSNA Architects



Auburn Avenue Research Library in Atlanta

Architect: J.W. Robinson and Associates, Inc./Perkins + Will



Austin (Texas) Public Library’s Central Library

Architect: Lake|Flato Architects/Shepley Bulfinch



Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville, New York

Architect: King + King Architects



Dayton (Ohio) Metro Library’s Main Library

Architect: LWC Incorporated/Group 4



Forsyth County (North Carolina) Central Library

Architect: RATIO



John M. Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis

Architect: Ann Beha Architects



Joplin (Missouri) Public Library

Architect: Sapp Design Architects/OPN



K. O. Lee Aberdeen (South Dakota) Public Library

Architect: CO-OP Architecture/MSR



Learning Resource Center at Suffolk County (New York) Community College

Architect: ikon.5



Louisville (Kentucky) Free Public Library’s South Central Regional Library

Architect: JRA Architects/MSR



North Stafford (Virginia) High School Library

Architect: Stantec



R. Howard Webster Library of Concordia University Library in Montreal

Architect: Menkes Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes



Richland Library Ballentine in Irmo, South Carolina

Architect: Liollio Architecture



Richland Library St. Andrews in Columbia, South Carolina

Architect: Liollio Architecture



Route 9 Library and Innovation Center in New Castle, Delaware

Architect: Perkins + Will/Tetra Tech



St. Louis University Academic Technology Commons

Architect: RATIO



Other inspiring architecture and design content in American Libraries’ September/October 2018 issue includes the 2018 91´«Ã½/American Institute of Architects Library Building Awards, ideas for library renovations on a budget, considerations for converting nonlibrary spaces, and graphic design tips for librarians.



Be sure to listen to the Dewey Decibel podcast’s design–themed August 31 episode (), hosted by American Libraries Associate Editor Phil Morehart and featuring 2018 Library Design Showcase honorees Perkins + Will and Sapp Design Architects.