North Grenville Library

Project Type
Library

Size
10,500 sq.ft

Location
Kemptville, Ontario

Client
North Grenville Public Library

The North Grenville Library is located in downtown Kemptville, Ontario, at the intersection of the main street and the Kemptville River. The library is designed to take advantage of both the main street site and its proximity to the water. The plan even allowed for the creation of a small park beside the river.

The library design is based on a Customer First Library Service Model. The library includes dedicated Children’s and Teen’s areas, a quiet collaboration room, extensive merchandising areas, a fireplace lounge, and an outdoor reading terrace facing the river. The multipurpose room opens to the library (using a folding partition) allowing the space to be used as a reading or study space when the area is not in use for programming.

The project included extensive public consultation.