Architects: Bora Architecture & Interiors; Convergence Architecture
General contractor: Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company
Size and location: Adding 2,900 square feet on the existing site
Timeline: Planning for design is underway into 2024; construction is likely to begin in mid-2024; scheduled to be complete winter 2025/2026
Gifts to The Library Foundation will support an interactive early learning space, mobile creative learning lab, and a study space for teens at St. Johns Library.
Get involved
What do you want your library to look like? Join in these upcoming community events and let’s build these libraries together.
Rescheduled: Design St. Johns Library with us!
St. Johns Library is growing to support the community. Share your ideas and excitement for the future of St. Johns Library at these open houses.
Due to inclement weather, the Saturday workshop has been rescheduled to Saturday, January 27. If St. Johns Library is open on Sunday, January 21, the Sunday workshop will go on as scheduled. Otherwise, if the library is closed Sunday, both workshops will be rescheduled for next weekend.
Sunday, January 21
Saturday, January 27
12:00 - 2:00 pm
St. Johns Library, 7510 N Charleston Avenue
ASL, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation will be available.
Free books and snacks will be offered.
New features
St. Johns Library will be renovated and expanded. The existing building will remain and around 2,900 more square feet will be added.
New features will be guided by community input.
Centering the community
Community input will be vital to the design process. Convergence Architecture is based in St. Johns. They will help keep their focus on the needs of the neighborhood. Engagement will likely include a series of public community events, focus groups, surveys and more.
The library and design team will work with Community Design Advocates (CDAs) as part of a paid program. Their mission will be to connect with their communities about how this library can represent them. Community engagement will also include a series of public community events, focus groups, surveys and more.