| Renton Public Library | |
| Alternate Names: | Cedar River Library, Renton Main Library |
| Address: | 100 Mill Avenue South |
| Location City: | Renton, Washington |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Opened Date: | April 17, 1966 |
| Renovation Date: | 2014–2015 |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Cost: | $327,560 |
| Client: | City of Renton |
| Owner: | King County Library System |
| Floor Area: | 19500square feet |
| Architecture Firm: | Felix M. Campanella and David Arthur Johnston Johnston-Campanella & Company |
| Main Contractor: | Alton V. Phillips and Company |
| Ren Architect: | Miller Hull Partnership |
| Ren Engineer: | Talasea Consultants, Inc. (enviro.) |
| Ren Str Engineer: | Coughlin Porter Lundeen |
| Ren Serv Engineer: | PAE Consulting Engineers (mech./plumbing) |
| Ren Oth Designers: | Christa Jansen (B&H Architects) (int.) |
| Ren Contractor: | Construction Enterprises & Contractors |
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| Unit Count: | --> |
| Footnotes: | 1966 data via HistoryLink; 2015 renovation data via Chicago Athenaeum and from Daily Journal of Commerce |
The Renton Public Library is the King County Library System (KCLS) branch library in Renton, Washington, in the United States. It was a city library between its construction in 1966 and 2010, when it was one of the last three non-KCLS members in the county outside of Seattle and it was incorporated into KCLS after what may have been "the most contentious annexation fight in the system's 71 years".
The library sits astride a river – the Cedar River – one of the only libraries in the United States to do so.
The building is about long, spanning the river on a bridge-like precast concrete girder and tie system riding on pilings.
The library was closed June 22, 2014 for a $10.2 million renovation, to include new pilings into the banks of the Cedar River for seismic retrofitting, and replacement of wall-mounted windows with floor-to-ceiling glass for better river views and natural light. After renovation the library reopened in August, 2015.
For the renovation, Miller Hull Partnership architects were awarded AIA/ALA Library Building Award in 2016, then in 2017 won the American Institute of Architects Seattle chapter's Civic Design Honor Award for its rehabilitation.[1]
The library's location over the Cedar River is considered a prime location to view spawning Northwest salmon species including Sockeye, Coho and Chinook.