As a result of the Campus Master Plan competed in 2018, Kimmel Bogrette and La Salle University recognized the need for a renovation of Connelly Library to add a new Learning Commons Space to enhance the student experience. Kimmel Bogrette studied, designed, and transformed the first floor of La Salle University’s outdated and underused library into the heart of student activity, studying and collaboration. Assessing La Salle’s needs and the existing library, Kimmel Bogrette created a project mission statement for the renovated library space: Responding to the changing student needs, emerging technologies and institutional learning outcomes, the library will transform into an information centered space that preserves the university’s intellectual heritage while also serving as a site for creativity and innovation.
The new space includes modern classroom/multipurpose spaces, collaboration spaces, group study rooms, work stations, command center combining reference and circulation functions, exhibit space and a welcoming entry, full of glass and La Salle’s bold yellow and blue colors.
