Reinventing the traditional library concept
The new Advanced Learning Library defines what a library of the 21st century and beyond should look like. Breaking down the traditional model of the library as a “warehouse for books,” the new 106,500-square-foot Advanced Learning Library enhances its presence as a community hub.
Project Details
The first floor includes a large conference center, café, innovation lab, fiction, collaboration and technology hubs, and separate pavilions for children and teens. The second level houses nonfiction and special collections and an outdoor reading terrace.![Exterior, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-4.jpg)
![Lobby, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-7.jpg)
Lobby
![Reading Terrace, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-14.jpg)
Reading Terrace
![Children's Pavilion, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-3.jpg)
Children's Pavilion
![Book Drop, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-10.jpg)
Book Drop
![Children's Pavilion, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-2.jpg)
Children's Pavilion
![Technology, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-1.jpg)
Technology
![Children's Pavilion, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-8.jpg)
Children's Pavilion
![Training Center, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-12-updraft-pre-smush-original.jpg)
Training Center
![Advanced Learning Library, Learning Center, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-15.jpg)
Learning Center
![Second Floor, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-6.jpg)
Second Floor
![Teen Pavilion, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-11.jpg)
Teen Pavilion
![Exterior, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-5-updraft-pre-smush-original.jpg)
Exterior
![Exterior, Advanced Learning Library, Wichita Kansas, TESSERE Architecture](https://tessere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GLMV-Architecture-Advanced-Learning-Library-4.jpg)
Exterior