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Public share ideas for new library

Ideas for the new Halifax Central Library were percolating Thursday night at a public meeting attended by about 100 people.

Ideas for the new Halifax Central Library werepercolating Thursday night at a public meeting attended by about 100 people.

The architects showed their new conceptual sketches based on ideas from the last round of public discussions.

Those themes include the library as a hub and meeting place for the city a flexible mixed space with a welcoming, democratic and iconic design.

That provoked some engaging debate at several smaller roundtable discussions as people shared ideas of what the $55 million project should look like.

"Please no children's playground, and if there has to be one, not a plastic playground," Vicky Dwyer said. " But, this table that I've moved to, they've highlighted how important they thought a children's playground would be."

Pat Lee, sitting at the same table, said they'd like to see an ornamental pool outside the library.

"One suggestion was that we have a reflecting pool and skating rink so that we would have sun and shade in the summer and also in the winter," she said.

Babak Razaghi, taking part in the discussions at another roundtable, was glad to be included in the process.

"I think this gathering of people is the exciting part for me, the most exciting part," he said.

The ideas generated Thursday night will be grouped together to guide the design of the new structure, which is already underway.

There will be three or four more public consultations through September. In early November, the architects will present the final publicly inspired design.

The building is being designed by a collaboration of architects from Fowler Bauld & Mitchell Ltd. of Halifax, and Denmark's schmidt hammer lassen architects.

It will sit at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street, and be triple the size of the current library across the road.

It will include a larger book collection, more study rooms and a 250-seat auditorium.