Architect
Hiller Architecture, Princeton, NJ
Nicholas Garrison, Designer; Margaret Kehrer, Project Architect

Contractor
Turner Construction, Somerset, NJ

Construction Manager
Chris Leyenberger. Centerline Associates, Yardley, PA

Book Security and Self Check
Libramation. Edmonton, Alberta

Shelving
Estey

Graphics
Hillier Graphics, Philadelphia, PA

Furniture
Corporate Facilities, Philadelphia. PA
BFI, Princeton, NJ
Thomas Moser. Auburn, ME.
Knoll
Herman Miller

Art Installation
Jeff Nathanson, Contemporary Integrated Arts, Princeton Junction, NJ

Financing
The total cost of the new library was $18 million. Princeton Borough provided $1.92 million and Princeton Township provided $4.08 million. The Princeton Public Library Foundation raised $10.3 million during its Community Cornerstone Campaign. The State of New Jersey provided $2,199,190 from it Public Library Construction Grant Bond Fund. The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) provided $100,000 to support technology.

Size
The new library comprises 58,000 square feet on three floors for public use plus a 4,000 square foot mechanical penthouse on the fourth floor.

Site
The new library is on the corner of Witherspoon and Wiggins Street in Princeton Borough, on the site of the previous library. It is adjacent to the Borough’s new 500 car parking garage, 22 unit apartment/retail complex and the new public plaza.

Staff
Seventy staff are employed by the library, that is the equivalent of 51 full time employees.

Books and Other Library Materials
The new library has the capacity for 175,000 books and other library materials, compared to 85,000 in the old library. The library loans more than 430,000 items each year.

Technology
The new library provides more than 100 public computers. The library subscribes to more than 25 databases to meet their community’s information needs and provides links to resources on the web.

For customers with laptops equipped with wireless cards, the new library offers wireless access through 10 ports that provide hot spots throughout the building and into the plaza. In addition, laptop users can plug into data ports situated throughout the building.

Express Check Out
The new library features Express Check Out kiosks where customers can check out their own materials using an advanced touch screen checkout system based on RFID technology.