Lewis Library at LaGrange College

In January 2009, the library at LaGrange College moved buildings from its former location in Banks Hall to the Frank & Laura Lewis Library facility. The new library embraces a contemporary approach to design, with strong “inside-outside” relationships. Planners have worked diligently to create a facility that lends functional outdoor spaces with inviting interior views, and wrapped them together into an environmentally friendly package.

Facing Pitts Dining Hall, the building’s entrance reinforces its relationship to a new North Plaza, a carefully planned venue that supplies casual seating and student gathering space under a robust assortment of shade trees. Adjacent to the library’s southern exposure is the East Lawn, featuring a covered walkway and pathways leading toward east campus.

Both new outdoor spaces are clearly visible from inside the new building, thanks to the structure’s strategic use of glass.

To ensure the Lewis Library is in harmony with its natural environment, the building has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED is the nationally accepted rating system for high-performance sustainable structures.