Highland Township Public Library, Highland, MI

2000 Population 19,169
Collection 68,000
25,000 square feet
Open 54 hours a week
Built 2002
Architect David Osler, Ann Arbor
32 acres nestled in a pine grove overlooking Downey Lake.

A 20-foot-high coffered ceiling with southern clerestory windows floods the reading area with light. This area, flanked by rooms for the various library services, houses the primary collections, reading and study tables, references, a casual reading space with fireplace, reading bays, and a balcony view of the lake.

photos © Ed Noonan 2005