Anoka County Library – Rum River Branch

Location: Anoka, MN
Total Square Footage: 30,000 sq ft
Construction Cost:

The Anoka County Rum River Branch Library consolidates the resources of three existing County library facilities into a new 30,000 sf, single story structure, set on a rural, park-like site in Anoka. The building’s organic, free-flowing plan is organized around a tall, slender lobby space with continuous upper clerestory windows and a gently sloping wood roof structure.
The palette of materials includes rough ashlar stone, brick, wood, metal and glass each utilized to anchor the building to its site, while keeping the interior spaces light and airy. A sweeping curvilinear glass and aluminum wall affords views from the main reading room to one of the site’s naturally landscaped areas, engaging patrons in this idyllic native setting, as a backdrop for their investigations into knowledge and learning.