Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Commonwealth Libraries 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745 717-787-3124

LIBRARY BUILDING CONSULTANTS AND ARCHITECTS updated September 2008

Library Building Consultants

CONSULTANT PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Edwin Beckerman Meadville Public Library 27 Longview Drive Northampton Public Library Princeton, NJ 08540 Old York Road Coalition 609-924-5849 Lafayette Hills Public Library Monroe County Public Library Upper Dublin Public Library

David Belanger Delaware County Library System 274 Glen Riddle Rd. #A307 Administrative Headquarters and Media, PA 19063 various DCLS member libraries 610-558-4074 Horsham Township Library [email protected]

Richard Bowra Reading Public Library 730 Glenn Drive Scranton Public Library Harrisburg, PA 17111 Holidaysburg Area Public Library 717-561-1181 (Home) Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA 717-234-4961 X102 (Work) Cheltenham Township [email protected]

Mary Elizabeth Colombo Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie, PA 448 Dickson Avenue B.F. Jones Memorial Library, Aliquippa, PA Pittsburgh, PA 15202-1818 Citizens Library, Washington, PA 412-761-3118 [email protected]

Claudia A. Gentner Library Consultant on staff with: 52 West Main Street Dennis Kowal Architects Somerville, NJ 08876 [email protected]

Godfrey’s Associates, Inc. Free Library of Philadelphia an RL Waters Library Schlow Memorial Library Consultation Services Co. Lower Merion Township Library 50 Sterling Street Hershey Public Library Pawtucket RI 02860.5635 Ardmore Free Library 401.335.3864 M 928.710.7334 [email protected]

Al Kamper Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 427 Wimer Drive Crafton Public Library Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Peters Township Public Library 412-366-7718 Norwin Public Library [email protected] Scottdale Public Library Gerard B. McCabe Parkland Community Library 201 Crain Hwy N Apt 3B Manheim Township Public Library Glen Burnie MD 21061-3375 Tredyffrin Public Library 410-302-5911 Abington Community Library [email protected] Franklin Public Library Coeditor of 2 Libraries Unlimited publications: Including, Planning the Modern Public Library Building

Curtis P. Moore Penn Hills Library 403 East Klein Avenue Hanover Public Library Lebanon, PA 17042-7777 Northampton Public Library 717-272-8069 Williamsburg Public Library [email protected] Township Library of Lower Southampton

Dr. Larry Nesbit North Hall Library, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania 327 Austin Drive Marywood University Mansfield, PA 16933 John T. Shuman Library, Pennsylvania College of Technology 570-662-3941 (Home) Snowden Library, Lycoming College 570-662-4672 (Work) State Library of PA Rare Book Room [email protected] Konkle Memorial Library, Montoursville

Panz Library Consulting Rochester (NY) 1219 Lake Point Drive Monroe (NY) County Library System Webster, NY 14580 585-748-7749 [email protected] Teams with LaBella Associates (architects) and Christa Construction if client desires.

Rodney B. Perry All libraries in NY 66 Beckwith Terrace Seymour Library, Brockport Rochester, NY 14610 Rush Public Library, Rush 585-244-3125 Manlius Library, Manlius [email protected] Mendon Public Library, Honeoye Falls

Bob Smith Northland Public Library Robert Smith & Associates Kirkwood (MO) Public Library 140 W. Lafayette #10 West Caldwell (NJ) Public Library Medina, OH 44256 Lubbock City-County (TX) Library 330-723-6544 Taylor Memorial Public (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) Library FAX 330-764-4643 Medina County (OH) District Library [email protected]

Vandergrift and Hannigan Hingman Public Library, MA 950 Willow Valley Lakes Drive K-502 Stanford Public Library, CT Willow Street, PA 17584 Halifax and Dartmouth Library Systems, Nova Scotia 717-464-4181 [email protected]

NOTE: The listing of building consultants does not imply an endorsement by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Please contact and/or visit the client libraries listed for more in-depth information regarding consultant’s qualifications. Before choosing a building consultant for your situation, it may also be helpful to compare completed reports from several consultants. Architects

ARCHITECTURAL FIRM PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Arcari and Iovino Architects Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, NJ Edward Arcari, AIA, PP Bergenfield Public Library, NJ Anthony Iovino, AIA, PP LEED Township of Washington Library, NJ One Katheryn Street Closter Public Library, NJ Little Ferry, NJ 07643 Tenafly Public Library, NJ 201-641-0600 www.aiaarchs.com

Archer and Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. Amelia S. Given Library 125 West Miner Street Special collection facility for private owner West Chester, PA 19382 610-692-9112

Arthur Lubetz Associates Architects Carnegie Library – Squirrel Hill Branch 357 North Craig Street First Presbyterian Church of Tarentum Library Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1209 462-682-2121 www.lubetz.com

Bloomfield and Associates Peter Bloomfield Law Library of Steinberg & Girsh, Philadelphia 1550 Latimer Street J.W. England Library at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-732-7311 [email protected] www.BandAdesign.com

Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects Allentown Public Library 1226 Union Boulevard Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity Allentown, PA 18109 Lebanon Valley College Library 610-437-9626 Immaculata College Library BFRA@breslinarchitects Alvernia College Library www.breslinarchitects.com De Sales University Library

Brian Kring, A.I.A., A.S.L.A. Cambria County Library Architects 1534 Luzerne Street Extension Johnstown, PA 15905 814-255-4149 [email protected]

Buchart Horn/ BASCO Derry Township Public Library, Hershey Architects, Engineers, Planners Lincoln Elementary School Library, York 445 West Philadelphia Street York, PA 17401-3383

Casaccio Architects Aston Library & Community Center 1950 Lawrence Road Easttown Library & Information Center Havertown, PA 19083 610-789-1604 [email protected]

Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects Dauphin County Library System Suite 800 20 N. Market Square Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-233-0127

D. A. Johnson & Associates Corry Public Library 110 E. Washington Street Corry, PA 16407 814-664-2409

Dennis Kowal Architects Franklin Township Public Library (Somerset, NJ) 52 West Main Street Glen Rock Public Library (NJ) Somerville, NJ 08876 Mount Olive Public Library (Budd Lake, NJ) 908.231.201 Rockwood Memorial Library (Livingston, NJ) Chester Free Public Library (Chester, NJ)

Dever Architects Delaware County Library System 22 Regency Plaza Rachel Kohl Community Library Route 1 and 322 Glen Mills, PA 19342 610-358-2300 http://www.deverarchitects.com

Diseroad, Wolff, Inc., Architects Upper Merion Township Library 8 East Broad Street Bucks County Free Library Hatfield, PA 19440 Samuel Pierce Branch 215-368-5806 Wissahickon Valley Public Library [email protected] Lower Providence Community Library Montgomery Co – Norristown Public Library

Edge Studio Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh, Main Branch 5411 Penn Avenue Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center Branch Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh, East Liberty Branch 412-345-5005 University of Pittsburgh, School of Engineering Library www.edge-studio.com Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Downtown Branch

Eyerman, CSALA, Hapeman and Handman Osterhout Free Library 69 Public Square, Suite 1000 M.S. Kirby Library Wilkes Barre, PA 18701-2505 Pittston Memorial Library 570-822-1717 Hoyt Library Clymer Library

Gerald Rishel-Architect & Assoc Marysville-Rye Library 208 West Market Street Allensville Branch Library Lewistown, PA 17044-2131 717-248-5406

H2L2 Bethlehem Area Public Library Architects/Planners Ephrata Public Library 714 Market Street Lansdale Public Library Philadelphia, PA 19126 Ludington Public Library 215.925.5300 West Shore Public Library

Habiterra Achitecture and Warren Public Library Landscape Architecture, PC. Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library 217 Liberty Street Warren, PA 16365 814-723-1322 [email protected]

Hammel Associates Architects, LLC Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, (new branch) 26 West Orange Street Northern Dauphin Branch, Lykens (new branch) Lancaster, PA 17603 Harrisburg Downtown Branch (interior renovations, 717-393-3713 historic exterior rehabilitation) [email protected] Kline Branch (adaptive reuse of former retail building) East Shore Area Library

Handman, Carl J., AIA Osterhout Free Library 69 Public Square, Suite 1000 M.S. Kirby Library Wilkes Barre, PA 18701-2505 Pittston Memorial Library 570-822-1717 Hoyt Library [email protected] Clymer Library

Harle Architects Inc. Mechanicsburg Area Public Library 45 Forest Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-4797

Hayes Large Architects LLP Schlow Centre Region Library P.O. Box 1784 Penn State Harrisburg Library Altoona, PA 16603 University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 814-946-0451 Altoona Public Library [email protected] WVU, Charles Wise Library, WV www.hayeslarge.com

Hemmler & Camayd Architects Lackawanna County Library System 409 Lackawanna Avenue, Suite 400 Dalton Community Library Scranton, PA 18503 Scranton Public Library 570.961.1303 X3001 Scranton Children’s Library Rohrbach Library, Kutztown University

HHSDR Architects/Engineers 40 Shenango Avenue Sharon, PA 16146 724-981-8820 [email protected]

Highland Associates Lackawanna County Library System Highland Center, Suite 205 Abington Community Library Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Wyoming Free Library – Luzerne County 717-586-4334

Image Associates, Inc Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library 300 Mount Lebanon Blvd Flenniken Public Library Suite #2234 Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1514

Kieran, Timberlake and Harris Free Library of Philadelphia – Business Library 20 North Third Street Free Library of Philadelphia – Master Plan Philadelphia, PA 19106-2118 Free Library of Philadelphia – Training Lab 215-922-6600 Free Library of Philadelphia – Pew Grant Space [email protected] Ardmore Public Library

Larson Design Group, Inc. Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library 1000 Commerce Park Drive (formerly Cameron County Library, Emporium) Williamsport, PA 17703 Degenstein Community Library, Sunbury 570-323-6603 James V. Brown Public Library, Williamsport [email protected] Montoursville Area High School Library www.larsondesigngroup.com

Lorenzi, Dodds & Gunnill, Inc. Monongahela Area Public Library 100 Wood Street Building Peoples Library Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Lower Burrell Branch 412-261-6062

Meyer Architects, Inc Swarthmore Public Library 227 E. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003 610-649-8500 [email protected] Murphy and Dittenhafer Architects Mason Dixon Public Library 226 West Market Street Lee Glatfelter Library York, PA 17401 Harbaugh-Thomas Library 717-848-8627 Smithsburg Public Library, MD [email protected] Boonsboro Public Library, MD www.murphdittarch.com

Pfaffmann and Associates Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, hill District Suite 800 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood Branch Benedum Trees Building Township of South Park Library 223 Fourth Avenue Bridgeville Public Library Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Senator John Heinz Regional History Center Library 412-471-2470 x112 [email protected] www.pfaffman.com

The Palumbo Group Lackawanna County Library System Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers Interboro Public Library (Peckville) 318 Penn Avenue Carbondale Public Library Scranton, PA 18503 North Pocono Public Library 570-961-2385 Susquehanna County Library System [email protected] Montrose Public Library

Radelet McCarthy Architects & Interior Designers Beaver Area Memorial Library 300 First & Market Building Heritage Public Library (former McDonald Library) 100 First Avenue Monaca Library Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-471-4445 [email protected] www.radeletmccarthy.com

Seiler & Drury Architecture Conshohocken Free Library 420 DeKalb Street Jenkintown Library Norristown, PA 19401 Malvern Public Library 610-272-4809 Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library www.sdarc.com Oxford Public Library Perkiomen Valley Public Library Synergetics Architects Mifflin Community Library, Shillington Ronald V Shaffer, AIA Exeter Community Library, Reading Douglas J. Kramer, AIA Hamburg Public Library, Hamburg 550 Penn Avenue Reading Public Library, Reading West Reading, PA 19611 Louisa Gonser Community Library, Kutztown 610-373-0777

Weber Murphy Fox Erie County Public Library 3230 West Lake Road Blasco Memorial Library Erie, PA 16505 Lawrence Park Branch Library 814-836-1515 [email protected] http://www.webermurphyfox.com

Y. Kim Architects Schuylkill County Library System 729 West Market Street Shenandoah Area Free Public Library Pottsville, PA 17901 Pottsville Free Public Library 570-628-4584 Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library [email protected] Frackville Free Public Library VITETTA Architects & Engineering The Free Library of Philadelphia Philadelphia Naval Business Center Lansdowne Public Library 4747 South Broad Street Northampton Community College Library Philadelphia, PA 19112 Bala Cynwyd Public Library 215.218.4747 Bucks County Free Library Contact: James R. Keller Horsham Public Library [email protected]

NOTE: The listing of architects does not imply an endorsement by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Please contact and/or visit the client libraries listed for more in-depth information regarding their qualifications.