Renton Public Library | |
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Alternative names | Cedar River Library, Renton Main Library |
General information | |
Address | 100 Mill Avenue South |
Town or city | Renton, Washington |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°28′55″N 122°12′07″W / 47.482°N 122.202°W |
Opened | April 17, 1966 |
Renovated | 2014–2015 |
Cost | $327,560 |
Client | City of Renton |
Owner | King County Library System |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 19,500 sq ft (1,810 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Felix M. Campanella and David Arthur Johnston Johnston-Campanella & Company |
Main contractor | Alton V. Phillips and Company |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Miller Hull Partnership |
Engineer | Talasea Consultants, Inc. (enviro.) |
Structural engineer | Coughlin Porter Lundeen |
Services engineer | PAE Consulting Engineers (mech./plumbing) |
Other designers | Christa Jansen (B&H Architects) (int.) |
Main contractor | Construction Enterprises & Contractors |
Awards and prizes | |
1966 data via HistoryLink; [1] 2015 renovation data via Chicago Athenaeum [2] and from Daily Journal of Commerce [3] |
The Renton Public Library is the King County Library System (KCLS) branch library in Renton, Washington, in the United States. It was a city library between its construction in 1966 and 2010, when it was one of the last three non-KCLS members in the county outside of Seattle and it was incorporated into KCLS after what may have been "the most contentious annexation fight in the system's 71 years". [4]
The library sits astride a river – the Cedar River – one of the only libraries in the United States to do so. [1]
The building is about 80 feet (24 m) long, spanning the river on a bridge-like precast concrete girder and tie system riding on pilings. [5]
The library was closed June 22, 2014 for a $10.2 million renovation, [3] to include new pilings into the banks of the Cedar River for seismic retrofitting, and replacement of wall-mounted windows with floor-to-ceiling glass for better river views and natural light. [6] After renovation the library reopened in August, 2015. [3]
For the renovation, Miller Hull Partnership architects were awarded AIA/ALA Library Building Award in 2016, [3] [7] then in 2017 won the American Institute of Architects Seattle chapter's Civic Design Honor Award for its rehabilitation. [8] [9]
The library's location over the Cedar River is considered a prime location to view spawning Northwest salmon species including Sockeye, Coho and Chinook. [10] [11] [12] [13]