![]() ![]() “This is a space for more than just books. “It’s really about community gathering,” Zenitsky said. The space also has school help centers, conference rooms, a computer room, a quiet room, learning lab and offices. The adult collection of books and periodicals is upstairs, as is the teen section. ![]() The first floor has a homework help center for grades K-12, a children’s space complete with a reserved area for storytime, study rooms, quiet rooms, staff offices, a computer room and other associated spaces.ĬML will take reservations for a meeting room that could be separated into three small spaces, Zenitsky said. “I’d say there was definitely a lot of forward-thinking design trends, what’s important for libraries now and 20, 30 years in the future,” Jonathan Moody said. ![]() He said he was encouraged he would have a hand in designing the new branch when CML announced Phase 2 of its rebuilding plan in 2018, which also includes the rehabilitation or rebuilding of the Hilltop, Gahanna and Reynoldsburg branches. Jonathan Moody, now 37, remembers visiting the Karl Road branch on a field trip with his preschool. Meanwhile, Kyle Glass, Steven Glass’ son and a member of the Moody Nolan team, was lead architect. His father, Curtis Moody, was the designer of the previous Karl Road branch, along with lead architect Steven Glass, also with Moody Nolan.Ĭurtis Moody, who has become chairman of the board of directors for the company, helped son Jonathan design the new building while his other son, David, an engineer, lent his expertise to the project. Natural light filters into almost every corner of the building, designed by architect Jonathan Moody, CEO and president local firm Moody Nolan. Columbus Metropolitan Library (614) 849-1043 office, (614) 205-7816 cell. The 40,000-square-foot interior – twice as large as the previous branch – has a large open-air atrium inside the front door. People driving by can see the actual inside and be tempted to drive in.” “We like to have them closer to the road. “In our buildings, we try to make these icons eye-popping,” Zenitsky said. The former library, built in 1988, has been razed, and the space has been transformed into a parking lot, meaning the new Karl Road branch sits closer to the road – a spectacular beacon of reading, research, school help, solitude and socialization, said Ben Zenitsky, spokesperson for CML.Ĭonstruction of the facility was started in March 2020. 9 at 5590 Karl Road in north Columbus.Ĭonstruction crews are putting the final touches on the $19 million building, which replaces the old branch adjacent to the east. Sleek, tall and bold with ample use of glass paneling, the latest Karl Road branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library is poised to open Sept. ![]()
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