Eastwood
1112 Gayle
Reopened August 12, 1996
The East Avenue School, later known as
Roosevelt School, hosted library services from 1912 to 1940, when
the East Side branch moved to a storefront on East Main. In 1974,
the Eastwood Community Club donated their Strand Hall on Gayle
Avenue to the library.
Residential in scale and detailing, the new
Eastwood Branch represents the idealized model of a small
neighborhood library. The staff manages services easily in its
classic L-shape. The bottom of the L features the children’s area
and enclosed story room; the stem holds the adult and audiovisual
collections. A vestibule elevator and stairwell lead to a community
meeting room on the lower level.
A cupola skylight and iridescent entry glazing
dramatize the rose brick exterior. Michael
Hayden’s sculpture, “Matrix Lantern,” hangs below the
skylight. Holographic film paints the circulation area with
ever-changing rainbows. Cheerful colors delight the eye in interior
finishes and furnishings.
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