BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Shaw Neighborhood Library

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SHAWLB_200509_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2020_DC_Shaw_Lib DC -- Shaw Neighborhood Library (8 photos from 2020)
2. SHAWLB_200509_21.JPG: Vivace 2009 Craig A. Kraft
3. SHAWLB_200509_39.JPG: All DC Public Library locations will be CLOSED until further notice. All Book Drops are locked. Due dates for materials have been extended. We apologize for the inconvenience.
4. SHAWLB_160516_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2016_DC_Shaw_Lib DC -- Shaw Neighborhood Library (6 photos from 2016)
5. SHAWLB_120930_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2012_DC_Shaw_Lib DC -- Shaw Neighborhood Library (6 photos from 2012)
6. SHAWLB_100703_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2010_DC_Shaw_Lib DC -- Shaw Neighborhood Library (1 photo from 2010)
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Wikipedia Description: Shaw Library
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The Shaw Neighborhood Library or Watha T. Daniel Library is a building of award-winning design and one of the recently renovated libraries in the District of Columbia Public Library's system. Originally constructed in 1975 as a two-story structure in the Shaw neighborhood, the building was extensively renovated and reopened as a three-story structure in August 2010. With its distinctive translucent facade, glass enclosure, and light flooded interior, it has been hailed as a model for future libraries.

History

The Shaw library opened on September 27, 1975 at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and 7th Street NW with a ceremony led by Mayor Walter Washington. It reflected a design for the library, drawn up after the 1968 riots that devastated Shaw, which was so prison-like that the National Capital Planning Commission directed the District to open it up with larger windows, bigger setbacks, and arcades. The artictect, Eason Cross of the Alexandria VA-based firm Cross and Adreon, rejected the advice and persisted with the original Brutalist design that had only slits for windows. He continued with his plans, despite an attempt to get a federal injunction to stop, with the justification that the small, irregular size of the lot prohibited any redesign.

The original library, constructed at a cost of $1.2 million, came from Federal appropriations budgeted by the D.C. Commissioners. The two story building contained adult reading room, a lounge area, and a listening booth on the first floor while the second floor provided space for a children's room complete with a specially designed enclosure for story hours. The original building was razed in 2004.

The massive renovation, started with plans received in 2007, was part of a wave of upgrades to DC Public Library facilities undertaken by Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper. Costs were estimated to be $15,707,441 or $433 per square foot, though final costs were ...More...
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