LEED-Platinum Bush Library Campus Opens May 1

The entrance to the LEED Platinum-certified library for President Bush. Image via George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which harvests its rainwater and uses solar power, is the first presidential library to earn a LEED Platinum rating. Read more →

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In The Netherlands, A Stunning Advertisement For Reading

book mountain

Book Mountain is a timber-and-glass pyramid structure in a suburb of Rotterdam that houses almost 10,000 sq. feet of bookshelves, culminating in an airy cafe. Read more →

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Reuse, Recycle: Old Walmart Finds New LIfe As A Library

McAllen Public Library

Weighing in at 124,000 square feet, the new McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas -- once a Super Walmart -- has taken a top interior design award. Read more →

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In Finland, A Solar-Powered Library That’s All Angles

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A proposal for a new library in Finland makes use of an angled roof covered in greenery that you can walk up from the street -- as well as a whole lot of solar. Read more →

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Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy

image via New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

The U.S. Department of Energy highlights how an upstate New York library is making use of new solar photovoltaic arrays to power itself and also community pride. Read more →

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Green, Future-Focused Canadian Library Opens

Surrey City Centre Library

The new library in Surrey, British Columbia, looks to the future both with LEED-recognized green design and digitally connected, community centered features. Read more →

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