H2M Library Project Covered in Newsday

The Gold Coast Public Library, an H2M-designed library that opened in Glen Head, NY, last month, was recently featured in a spotlight by Newsday.

Since 2014, the Library’s Board of Trustees had been seeking a new site to replace the existing library building, which was the smallest in Nassau County at only 4,000 square feet. H2M was initially engaged to provide a feasibility study, programming, schematic design for the new building, as well as pre-referendum services in promotion of a $10.8-million bond vote that passed in December 2020. Following the successful referendum, the Library purchased a 2.62-acre property to serve as the new site and retained H2M for design development, construction documentation, permitting, bidding, and construction management services.

H2M’s design includes expanded children’s and community rooms, a new teen area, an outdoor reading garden, quiet study rooms, flexible shelving to house larger print and media collections, 52 on-site parking spaces, and energy-efficient HVAC, plumbing, and lighting fixtures. H2M and the Gold Coast team broke ground on the Glen Head facility in 2023, and a formal grand opening ceremony is anticipated for later this spring.

Read the Newsday article to read more about the Gold Coast Public Library, and visit our Libraries and Community Centers page to explore how H2M can bring your library projects to life.