These photos were gathered to illustrate the comments made in the Building and Facilities survey for my CPLA class. This is Castle Pines Library in Colorado.

1. Castle Pines
Library
Building Survey: a photo
tour

2. Library Signage: or lack
thereof
From the west, first signage From the East, very hard to spot

3. The building: welcome to the
strip mall library!

4. Landscaping: the front of the
building
Bark and shrubs on both sides of the door

5. Landscaping:
Very cool grassy knoll area

6. Parking Lots
Out front In back

7. Front Door

8. Book drop
External only, not drive One side is locked,
up, connected to sorter causes confusion

9. Handicapped access

10. Merchandising
Our favorite things:
Fun (magnetic
chalkboard
door)
Graphic design!
Patio area for
staff/patrons

11. Our not-so-favorite things:
Parking lot
Strip mall, not stand
alone library
Lack of wall space
due to window walls

12. “Lobby” mostly just a door!

13. Restrooms: hidden rooms!
Women’s Men’s

14. Service Desk

15. Signage: directional
Children’s area Holds

16. Signage for merchandising

17. New books
Displayed On shelf

18. The stacks
Adult Fiction Juvenile Fiction

19. AV materials Spinner
Shelving

20. Specific areas
Children’s/ Storytime
Teen area: just books area

21. Non-fiction: Not totally Dewey

22. Public Computing (have wifi
too)

23. The PAC
station

24. Seating/Study

25. Thank you for
visiting Castle
Pines Library!