NEW Public Library West Branch!

Here's the information from the Boise Public Library site re: the NEW West library branch!

Summary
Located on the southwest corner of North Cole and Ustick Road, the West Boise branch library will act as a community center, welcoming and integrating the neighborhood and surrounding businesses.

The full-service library will provide a welcoming, light-filled environment, with computer and Internet access, lots of books, movies and music, spaces for study, meetings and relaxing, and special programs for all ages.

Anticipated grand opening: June 2009

Public Service Features
15,300 square feet of public space
40,000-50,000 books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, movies, music
50 public computers with 46 Internet-access stations
Wireless access
Comfortable chairs for relaxing, as well as table seating
Open 6 days a week, totaling 50 hours
Self-service checkout
Coffee & other hot beverages
Copy center
Library programs for all ages, including:
Baby, preschool & toddler storytimes
Afterschool & teen programs
Computer classes for adults
Book clubs & other special programs
Public Art

Glass artist Judy Gorsuch Collins, of Denver, Colorado, was selected from a field of 26 artists responding to a national call to artists. Gorsuch Collins was chosen because of her design versatility as an artist and the quality, sensitivity to environmental images, and site-specific nature of her past work.

Special Spaces
Hearth area with fireplace for reading & socializing
Group study room, seating four
Fun, specially designed areas for children and teens
Quiet areas with comfortable seating
Audio-visual equipped multi-purpose room seating 85, with external access during hours the library is closed. Includes access to kitchen facilities and restroom.
Smaller audio-visual equipped meeting room, seating 12, also with external access.
Sustainable Design
Maximized daylighting, with a 25-foot-high glass curtain wall and a series of skylights over the main reading room
Sustainable features for efficient use of energy and water