The Queens Library in Elmhurst says it completed foundation work today, July 25, on its new $27.8-million library, which will be nearly triple the size of the library it replaces. The original structure was demolished earlier this year. While construction continues on the new library, a temporary building located at 51st Avenue and Broadway is providing library service.
Construction of the new three-story, 30,000-sq-ft structure began last March and is scheduled for completion in 2014. The library, designed by New York-based Marpillero Pollak Architects, will include a “cyber center” with 32 computers; an adult learning space; an interior reading atrium; front and rear gardens; as well as a “memory wall” and a local history collection area to preserve the library’s legacy in Elmhurst.