What should a library look like?

Durham wants your opionions:

The Durham County Library will host a public meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. July 29 to solicit public input on the renovation of its Main Library branch at 300 N. Roxboro St.

The public is invited to share their ideas and to hear a presentation from the project architects Chris Brasier and Bill Ash of SmithGroup, Ed Lazaron of Design Collaborative and Jeffrey Scherer of Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle as part of the Main Library Planning and Programming Study.

"The planning study has two parts," said Library Director Skip Auld. "First, SmithGroup's mechanical and structural engineers will evaluate the existing building. We know it has 'good bones,' now we want to learn all about 'the good, the bad, and the ugly' of our Main Library."

The second part of the study is program planning to determine what the community wants in a new library and to identify square footage, equipment needs and costs associated with each program element.

Gary probably has some good ideas. For me, having a front door that works, and isn't hidden behind a couple of hundred feet of lawn would be a start.