The main criteria for the expansion of the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County was the incorporation of the Carnegie building and a previous 1987 addition into a functional and visually homogeneous 35,000 square foot library. This challenge resulted in a design featuring the original building as an interior icon containing the Reference Department. The expansion included a new Children's Services Department with dedicated Nature and Story Rooms. It also included an auditorium and a glass atrium featuring a restored Victorian style fountain.

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