Our New Building
Lafayette Library and Learning CenterLafayette Library and Learning Center
Lafayette Library and Learning Center

A three-level structure, built in stone and wood in a contemporary Bay Area Craftsman style, the new Library will be located in the heart of Lafayette - at the corner of Mount Diablo Boulevard and First Street.

The site is walking distance of Lafayette Elementary, Stanley Middle School, senior housing, Lafayette BART Station and many of the community's neighborhoods. And it's on the primary local transit route - making it convenient to Acalanes High School, and Burton Valley, Springhill and Happy Valley Elementary Schools.

The location is great, but the big news is about space. The new facility will exceed 30,000 square feet compared with our existing library's 6,720. That means there's room for all this and more:

  • Collection of more than 110,000 books and audiovisual materials
  • 42 public computers, a Technology Lab, and wireless connection
  • 186 reader seats
  • Separate Teen Area, Homework Center and three group study rooms
  • Community Meeting Room with up to 150 seats
  • Large adult area with quiet corners for reading and studying
  • Storytelling and class visit space for 30 children
  • Art & Science Discovery Center for 36-60 participants
  • Outdoor meeting and reading areas
  • Friends of the Lafayette Library used book store
  • Lafayette Historical Society collection exhibit and storage space
  • More than 80 on-site parking spaces

The Project Architect is Killefer Flammang Architects of Santa Monica.
Selected through our community design competition in 2003, Killefer Flammang has won numerous major design awards - 28 in the last 12 years. It specializes in public libraries and institutional buildings.


Lafayette Library and Learning Center model