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Miami Lakes Branch Library
The Miami Lakes Branch Library will undergo renovation and improvements scheduled to begin in 2024. The project is sustainably designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
Project highlights include:
Interior Improvements
- New shelving and furniture with USB and electrical device charging ports
- New carpeting, flooring and painting throughout the branch
- New Children’s Room area and YOUmedia Miami technology space
- New lighting and fixtures, including energy-efficient LED lighting, updated electrical and additional outlets throughout the building
- New and updated collection of books, DVDs and other materials
- Renovated auditorium with new projection and sound system
- New multipurpose room
- New study and collaboration rooms
- New public restrooms in the Children’s Room and updated existing public restrooms with new finishes and low-flow fixtures
- New desktop computers and Surface Pro laptops for public use
- Wireless upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity
- New telecom infrastructure and data wiring throughout the branch
- New acoustical ceilings throughout
Exterior Improvements
- Addition of approximately 5,000 square feet to the existing facility
- New energy-efficient “cool roof”
- New impact-resistant windows and doors
- Improved exterior façade
- New courtyard seating area with new furniture and trellis
- Pedestrian walkway connecting to new reading garden and reading park
- New landscaping with native planting and new water-conserving irrigation system
- New bike racks
- Re-asphalting of the parking lot
- Addition of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
- Drive-up Wi-Fi coverage available in the entire parking lot
Community Input Meeting
The Miami-Dade Public Library System presented the design renderings for the planned renovations and improvements to the Miami Lakes Branch Library during a community input meeting at the branch on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Click on the link below to see the presentation.
Feedback and comments can be emailed to feedback@mdpls.org.
Miami Lakes Branch Library
The Miami Lakes Branch Library will undergo renovation and improvements scheduled to begin in 2024. The project is sustainably designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
Community Input Meeting
The Miami-Dade Public Library System presented the design renderings for the planned renovations and improvements to the Miami Lakes Branch Library during a community input meeting at the branch on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Click on the link below to see the presentation.
Feedback and comments can be emailed to feedback@mdpls.org.
Project highlights include:
Interior Improvements
- New shelving and furniture with USB and electrical device charging ports
- New carpeting, flooring and painting throughout the branch
- New Children’s Room area and YOUmedia Miami technology space
- New lighting and fixtures, including energy-efficient LED lighting, updated electrical and additional outlets throughout the building
- New and updated collection of books, DVDs and other materials
- Renovated auditorium with new projection and sound system
- New multipurpose room
- New study and collaboration rooms
- New public restrooms in the Children’s Room and updated existing public restrooms with new finishes and low-flow fixtures
- New desktop computers and Surface Pro laptops for public use
- Wireless upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity
- New telecom infrastructure and data wiring throughout the branch
- New acoustical ceilings throughout
Exterior Improvements
- Addition of approximately 5,000 square feet to the existing faci
- New energy-efficient “cool roof”
- New impact-resistant windows and doors
- Improved exterior façade
- New courtyard seating area with new furniture and trellis
- Pedestrian walkway connecting to new reading garden and reading park
- New landscaping with native planting and new water-conserving irrigation system
- New bike racks
- Re-asphalting of the parking lot
- Addition of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
- Drive-up Wi-Fi coverage available in the entire parking lot
Design Renderings
(Click on an image to enlarge)
Exterior Rendering - Entry
Exterior Rendering - From Ludlam Road
Interior Rendering - Entry
Interior Rendering - Children’s Department
Site Plan
Floor Plan
Exterior Elevations (South & West)
Exterior Elevations (East & North)