DCPL Hosts “Meet and Greet the Architect” 5/23 at Woodridge Library
The DC Public Library will host a "Meet and Greet the Architect" with Bing Thom on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 5:45 - 6:30pm at the Woodridge Library. This event will precede the May 2012 meeting of the DCPL Board of Library Trustees that will commence at 6:30pm.
We encourage you to come out and meet the architect who will design the new Woodridge Library. You may also view Bing Thom's website at http://www.bingthomarchitects.com.
Everyone is encouraged to stay for the DCPL Board of Library Trustees meeting directly afterwards.
2nd Annual FWL Vocabulary Bee to be Held Saturday, May 19th
The Friends of the Woodridge Library is pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual FWL Vocabulary Bee will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 10am to 1pm at the library. Instead of spelling a given word, our contestants will compete by articulating the definition of a given word.
This year's event will feature 5th grade participants from nearby Langdon Elementary School. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
Please try to attend.
Next FWL Meeting – Saturday, May 12th
12 May 2012 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
This month is the next meeting of Friends of Woodridge Library. Please come and join us as we plan for our upcoming Vocabulary Bee, our Spring Book Sale in June, and other activities designed to support Woodridge Library! Membership is $10/year and we are a nonprofit organization open to all.
Library Architects Named (DCPL Press Release, 4/17/12)
Bing Thom and Weinceck Named Woodridge Library Architects
(Washington, D.C.) - The DC Public Library has selected the award-winning team of Weinceck + Associates and Bing Thom Architects to design the new Woodridge Neighborhood Library. Located at 1801 Hamlin St. NE, the new building will be the first library in the United States designed by internationally acclaimed architect Bing Thom.
“We have been fortunate to have talented and internationally recognized architects design libraries for the District,” said Ginnie Cooper, chief librarian for the District of Columbia. “With this architect team, the District's new libraries will continue to inspire people in the city's neighborhoods as well as around the world."
The design team was selected through a competitive bid process that involved Library officials and community members. Weinceck + Associates has worked on a broad range of projects, including housing, schools, and master planning. The firm also served as the architect of record for the Francis Gregory and Bellevue libraries. Bing Thom Architects designed the renovation and expansion of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. In addition, the firm designed the innovative Surrey City Centre Library in Surrey, British Columbia.
The Library has allocated $1.48 million to the design work. The design phase is expected to take six to eight months. The community will have the opportunity to view the designs as they are developed and provide feedback. The total project cost is estimated to be $16.5 million.
The Woodridge Library opened in 1958. A condition assessment performed in 2010 found the library to be in need of replacement.
An interim library will open in late 2012 while the Woodridge Library is being rebuilt. The new Woodridge Library will open in 2015. The new library will include: space for 80,000 books, CDs, DVDs and other library materials; 32 public-access computers and free Wi-Fi Internet access; a large meeting room for up to 100 people and two conference rooms for up to 14 people.
Like all other library buildings under construction a LEED Silver Certification is expected. Anacostia, Dorothy I. Height/Benning, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw and Tenley libraries have received Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute.
Friends of Woodridge Library President Sharon Turner’s testimony regarding the DC Public Library Budget
( Friends of Woodridge Library President Sharon Turner's testimony regarding the DC Public Library Budget)