East Lake Library

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• East Lake: Map, Directions, Buses
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Like the street it is named after, East Lake Library is a busy thoroughfare serving a large, diverse community. Its location on a major commercial corridor, within two blocks of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lake Street Station, expands its audience beyond neighborhood residents and shoppers to include business people, job seekers, and others traveling along Lake Street. The Resource Center of the Americas, a hub for the area's growing Hispanic community, is located nearby.

A complete renovation of East Lake Library was completed with a grand re-opening on March 3, 2007. The refurbishing of the entire area is spurred on by the Hiawatha Line LRT, which began service in June 2004.The library's renovation and expansion will ensure that it continues to enhance life within this vibrant and dynamic community for generations to come.

Building Facts

Built 1976 (to replace original 1924 building at 2916 E. Lake St.); renovation designed by KKE Architects; re-opening March 3, 2007. One level; 15,000 sq. ft.; parking lot entered from Lake Street.

Special Features

Business & Career Center; "marketplace of ideas" theme.

Project Updates

• East Lake Fact Sheet
• East Lake Update, October 20, 2006
• East Lake Public Art Update, Aug. 24, 2006
• East Lake Update, June 20, 2006
• East Lake Update, Mar. 15, 2006
• East Lake Update, Dec. 7, 2005
• East Lake Update, Aug. 10, 2005
• East Lake Library Redesign and Renovation
• Architect Sketches of the Redesigned East Lake Library
• East Lake: Alternatives During Remodeling
• East Lake Expansion and Remodel Schematic Design Report, October 2004 (PDF, 1.3 M)