North Entrance
Stage One
- Create gateway to an open community space
- Create awareness of Library activities to help drive usage
- Have our outdoor space be a welcoming space for programming for adults and children
- Maintain and enhance the original mid-century modern style of the building
West/Northwest Children's Garden
Stage Two
- Refresh the Children’s Garden
- Create an outdoor program space for our youngest users
- Highlight west side of Library building
South Parking Lot and Entrance
Stage Three
- ADA Compliance with entrance ramp
- Stroller parking
- Improved bike parking
- General parking lot improvements
Guiding Principles of the Proposed Landscape Patio Project:
1. Have our entrance be a gateway to an open community space
- Give our community a place to engage and be social in our outdoor space
- Align with the Village of Winnetka Master Plan to welcome people to Winnetka
2. Create awareness of library activities to help drive usage
- Remove overgrown vegetation so that the Library activity is visible; Use of the study rooms, the Lloyd room and reading room
- Allow for visibility from Station Park and Green Bay Road
3. Have our outdoor space be a welcoming space for programming
- Space for active and passive programs for children and adults
4. Maintain and enhance the original mid-century modern style of the building
- Highlight the features of our building
- Using lighting to enhance the buildings features at night
5. Bear in mind safety and comfort
- Multigenerational usage with safety for our smallest users as a priority
- Use lighting to enhance visibility and safety