Ann Arbor deserves a great downtown library!
Please vote YES for the $65m bond proposal to provide Ann Arbor with a world-class building to match its world-class library system.
The Vision
What will it offer our community?
The Vote
What will it mean for you?
Comparisons
The library, by the numbers.
An Inadequate Current Building
- Core infrastructure prohibits critical upgrades for technology, energy efficiency and proper accessibility
- Insufficient space for study, research, youth programming, archives, meetings, collections, and computers
- Originally built in 1958 and already renovated twice – it's an unsustainable framework to adapt in the 21st century
Now is the Best Time to Build
- Interest rates are near historic lows and construction costs are as low as they’ve been in years
- Advances in green building technology will significantly reduce operating and maintenance costs
- 0.56 mils = Only $56/year for a $200,000 home
Proven & Responsive Library Leadership
- Built three new branches within budget, on time and sensitive to environmental concerns
- Maintains a balanced budget and voluntarily reduced costs to taxpayers in 2009
- Has an elected, publicly accountable board of directors, separate from the City and DDA
A Dynamic New Library for Everyone
- Encourages exploration of books and discovery of digital media, offers exceptional access and exceeds efficiency standards
- Provides welcoming, well-designed spaces for study, meetings, research, hands-on learning, collaboration and more
- Public participation will factor into final design and features
A new downtown library, well designed, should be the city's living room, a comfortable, inviting place that you go to be yourself, educate yourself throughout life, expand your horizons. It should be a "3rd place," where you bring your friends and families to be inspired, a place that makes you proud of Ann Arbor. Simply put, the best damn college town library in the world.
" - Peter Allen, Peter Allen & Associates (Read More)
The Vision
What will it offer our community?
The Vote
What will it mean for you?
Comparisons
The library, by the numbers.An Inadequate Current Building
- Core infrastructure prohibits critical upgrades for technology, energy efficiency and proper accessibility
- Insufficient space for study, research, youth programming, archives, meetings, collections, and computers
- Originally built in 1958 and already renovated twice – it's an unsustainable framework to adapt in the 21st century
Now is the Best Time to Build
- Interest rates are near historic lows and construction costs are as low as they’ve been in years
- Advances in green building technology will significantly reduce operating and maintenance costs
- 0.56 mils = Only $56/year for a $200,000 home
Proven & Responsive Library Leadership
- Built three new branches within budget, on time and sensitive to environmental concerns
- Maintains a balanced budget and voluntarily reduced costs to taxpayers in 2009
- Has an elected, publicly accountable board of directors, separate from the City and DDA
A Dynamic New Library for Everyone
- Encourages exploration of books and discovery of digital media, offers exceptional access and exceeds efficiency standards
- Provides welcoming, well-designed spaces for study, meetings, research, hands-on learning, collaboration and more
- Public participation will factor into final design and features
A new downtown library, well designed, should be the city's living room, a comfortable, inviting place that you go to be yourself, educate yourself throughout life, expand your horizons. It should be a "3rd place," where you bring your friends and families to be inspired, a place that makes you proud of Ann Arbor. Simply put, the best damn college town library in the world.
" - Peter Allen, Peter Allen & Associates (Read More)
