Emerge Career and Technology Center

Renovation of the historic North Branch Library included a 14,000 square foot Career and Technology Center to serve the community.

• Completed in 2014
• 14,000 square feet
• Restoration of a structure built in 1893
• Followed the Department of Interior Historic Preservation Guidelines
• It holds the distinction as the nation’s first open-stack library in the country
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Exceeded inclusion goals for workforce and subcontracting
• Major restoration of historic exterior and interior surfaces in addition to the provision of a new accessible building entry, elevator and wheelchair lift
• Features an open-access computer lab, classroom and training rooms, and event hall