So, I gave myself a tour β and thought I would take all of you with me. First off is the lobby; I love the symmetry in this space. The desks and bronze gates mirror each other and allow your eyes to focus on the center quote in the room.
Books for bigger kids are at the front of the room, non-fiction is in the middle, and books for littler kids and a play area live in the back of the space.
The other set of bronze gates goes to the Adult Fiction area and leads out to the reading gardens. Upstairs, across from the top of the staircase, you are immediately greeted with the aptly named Grand Reading Room. This is where the periodicals are, but also a space full of comfy furniture to hang out in. I am going to take a break from the tour here.
I want to highlight the fact that since this branch is so large, not only is there ample space for seating, gathering, and studying, but there is also lots of space for fun displays like this enormous Bookflix display.
Across from this display, enclosed in glass, is the Teen Department. This cozy space is full of seating, books of course , fun art shout-out to one of our library associates, Laurel, for making that dragon , and a 3D printer! We are already coming to the end of our tour β finishing it in the newest space of the Medford library.
