Awards: 
• AIA Honor Award for Architectural 
   Excellence, AIA Potomac Valley 
   Chapter
• Governor's Smart Growth Award
• Masonry Design First Place Award 
   for Architectural Excellence 
   Masonry Institute Mid Atlantic

Downtown Frostburg has a new landmark building on Main Street. The 20,000 g.s.f. Branch Library for Allegany County infills an empty lot in the fabric of this historic center. The library is above an open parking structure.

Exterior massing and the facade respond to the local and regional context of traditional masonry buildings. The detailed masonry exterior incorporates regional influences in elements such as arches, masonry checker-boarding, and accent banding.

The facility includes public meeting rooms; adult fiction; adult non-fiction; young adult collection; children’s collection; audio-visual collection; reference; periodicals; computer catalogs; study areas; reading areas; staff work areas; public restrooms; an information desk; and a circulation desk;

Technological capabilities correspond with the progressive development of libraries throughout the region. The flexible design allows for incorporation of future technological advances.

Collection Size: 35,000 items.