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States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&params=33_27_45_N_112_04_24_W_type:landmark_region:US-AZ"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°27′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">112°04′24″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.46250°N 112.07333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.46250; -112.07333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">1989</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Public_Library" title="Phoenix Public Library">Phoenix Public Library</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Technical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor count</th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor area</th><td class="infobox-data">26,000 m<sup>2</sup> (280,000 sq ft)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architecture firm</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Will_Bruder" title="Will Bruder">bruder</a><a href="/wiki/DWL_Architects" title="DWL Architects">DWLarchitects</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Burton_barr_interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Burton_barr_interior.jpg/250px-Burton_barr_interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Burton_barr_interior.jpg/375px-Burton_barr_interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Burton_barr_interior.jpg/500px-Burton_barr_interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="486" /></a><figcaption>The great reading room on the fifth floor of Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg/220px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg/330px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg/440px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a><figcaption>Vertical circulation core containing three high-speed elevators</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Burton Barr Central Library</b> is the central <a href="/wiki/Library" title="Library">library</a> of <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>. It is the flagship location and administrative headquarters for the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Public_Library" title="Phoenix Public Library">Phoenix Public Library</a>. It was named in honor of <a href="/wiki/Burton_Barr" title="Burton Barr">Burton Barr</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> Majority Leader in the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a> from 1966 to 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-phoenixpublic_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phoenixpublic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library houses a collection of 1 million volumes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The building was funded by a 1988 bond issue and replaced a nearby 1950s-era facility on McDowell Road that is now part of the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Art_Museum" title="Phoenix Art Museum">Phoenix Art Museum</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design">Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The design for the Burton Barr Central Library was a collaboration between <a href="/wiki/DWL_Architects" title="DWL Architects">DWL Architects</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Bruder" title="Will Bruder">Will Bruder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The five-story building opened in May 1995 and is 280,000 square feet (26,000 m<sup>2</sup>). Vertical circulation through the building is facilitated by a central open core containing three high-speed elevators and a five-level grand staircase known as the "crystal canyon."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building incorporates a roof structure inspired by <a href="/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller" title="Buckminster Fuller">Buckminster Fuller</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tensegrity" title="Tensegrity">tensegrity</a> structures and features shade sails on the north facade and motorized louvers on the south facade for improved sun control.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An open, 1-acre (0.40 ha) reading room comprises the fifth floor. A summer solstice celebration is held there annually, where the lighting effects are best observed. At solar noon, some of the roof skylights project circles of sunlight directly down the north-south midline axis of the library, with some reaching the ground floor lobby. Sunlight simultaneously washes the upper eastern and western walls of the fifth level.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incidents">Incidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 15, 2017, the library sustained water damage from a broken sprinkler system, caused by a storm passing through the city.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 6000 books were damaged. The library reopened on June 16, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Library_facilities">Library facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Library facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Great_Reading_Room">Great Reading Room</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Great Reading Room"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The great reading room on the fifth floor is 1 acre in area, one of the largest in the US. It houses many study areas and the nonfiction collection.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hive_@_central"><span id="hive_.40_central"></span>hive @ central</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: hive @ central"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>hive @ central is located on the second floor of the library and is a discovery space for business entrepreneurs. It is open to the public and offers free services.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona_Room">Arizona Room</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Arizona Room"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Arizona Room is located on the second floor and houses a research collection focused on Southwestern heritage, lifestyle, and geography from prehistoric times to the present.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Depot_at_Phoenix_Public_Library">College Depot at Phoenix Public Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: College Depot at Phoenix Public Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>College Depot at Phoenix Public Library is a free, full-service college planning center. It provides a team of advisors and offers workshops and one-on-one appointments regarding admissions, financial aid, and scholarships.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Teen_Central">Teen Central</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Teen Central"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teen Central is a 5,000 square-foot area located on the fourth floor. It is reserved for teens between the ages of 12 and 18. The area offers workshops, computers and study areas, as well as a "living room" with a drop-down screen where movies are shown. In addition to the collection of books, CDs, and DVDs, there is also an art gallery.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Children's_Place"><span id="Children.27s_Place"></span>Children's Place</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Children's Place"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg/220px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg/330px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg/440px-Burton_Barr_Central_Library-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Library entrance</figcaption></figure> <p>Children's Place is a 10,000 square-foot space located on the first floor. It contains a story room, auditorium,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and outdoor children's garden. An addition and renovation by Will Bruder Architects, which will nearly double the area of the space, is currently in the works.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MACH1">MACH1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: MACH1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MACH1 is a maker-space located on the fourth floor. It offers free programs to the public such as video game design, coding, video editing, science, astrobiology, and robotics.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rare_Book_Room">Rare Book Room</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rare Book Room"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Located on the fourth floor, the Rare Book Room offers a collection of 3,400 items and free tours.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Central_Gallery">Central Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Central Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Central Gallery is a fine art exhibition gallery located on the first floor. It features work by Arizona artists who are not currently represented by a gallery.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition">Recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burton Barr Central Library has won several local, national, and international awards, including: </p> <ul><li>2021 <a href="/wiki/Twenty-five_Year_Award" title="Twenty-five Year Award">Twenty-five Year Award</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a> (AIA)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1995 Honor Award, AIA Arizona<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1997 Award of Excellence, AIA/<a href="/wiki/American_Library_Association" title="American Library Association">American Library Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1995 Honor Award, AIA Western Mountain Region<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1995 Excellence in Concrete Award, <a href="/wiki/American_Concrete_Institute" title="American Concrete Institute">American Concrete Institute</a> Arizona Chapter<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1995 Best New Building, <i><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_New_Times" title="Phoenix New Times">Phoenix New Times</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The library was chosen as one of the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Points_of_Pride" title="Phoenix Points of Pride">Phoenix Points of Pride</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, the library received a <a href="/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design">LEED</a> Existing Buildings Silver 2.0 designation.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was awarded in the "existing buildings" category, rather than new construction, as LEED was not created until 1998, three years after the facility was opened. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burton_Barr_Central_Library&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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