[net-gold] RETAIL: STORES : LIBRARIES: PUBLIC : UNITED STATES: STATES: TEXAS: Big-Box Store Has New Life as an Airy Public Library
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- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:00:56 -0400 (EDT)
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Store Has New Life as an Airy Public Library
By SONIA SMITH
Published: September 1, 2012
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/us/former-
walmart-in-mcallen-is-now-an-airy-public-library.html
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McALLEN, Tex. The hulking husk of a vacant Walmart here in the Rio Grande
Valley is enjoying an unlikely second act. When the big-box retailer moved
to a larger location down the street, the building might have been
destined to house yet another large chain or to fall into disrepair. But
rather than let it become an eyesore, the city scooped it up and spent $24
million transforming the drab structure into a 123,000-square-foot public
library that serves as a vibrant space for residents here.
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The library, which the McAllen Public Library system says may very well be
the largest single-floor public library in the nation, has a modern,
cheery feel. Twenty-foot ceilings, combined with new skylights and
windows, create a bright, airy interior. Large three-dimensional signs
that mark the sections hang from the ceilings, creating cozy nooks below.
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The building includes a computer lab, a cafe, meeting rooms with
videoconferencing capabilities and a 180-seat auditorium. It is a major
upgrade from the citys old 40,000-square-foot main library, which had
cramped shelves and limited seating.
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In the old place, basically every table or chair next to an electrical
outlet was taken, and you had others glancing longingly at those seats,
said John Donohue, the librarys circulation supervisor, who has been with
the system for 31 years. Now, we have outlets at all tables.
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Library administrators here embrace technology and anticipate a time when
printed books are no longer the focal point. Libraries over the past two
decades have been changing the old stereotype was of a hushed, dark
building and a librarian with a bun and sweater set hushing everyone, said
Kate P. Horan, the library director. They have evolved to be more of a
community space.
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