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Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

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Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St.

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The 65,000-square-foot library in the Centrum building would include interactive children’s and teen spaces, a makerspace, digital creative zones, a community rooftop auditorium and terrace, a coffee shop with extended hours and expanded space for study, meetings and public gatherings.

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Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

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Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

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A conceptual image shows what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library at 136 S. 14th St. 

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Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St.

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The 65,000-square-foot library in the Centrum building would include interactive children’s and teen spaces, a makerspace, digital creative zones, a community rooftop auditorium and terrace, a coffee shop with extended hours and expanded space for study, meetings and public gatherings.

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

A conceptual image shows what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library at 136 S. 14th St. 

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St.

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

Conceptual images show what a new downtown library in the renovated Centrum, 1111 O St., might look like. It would replace the aging Bennett Martin library, 136 S. 14th St. 

• BVH Architecture and MSR Design, Courtesy Image

Contact the writer at mreist@journalstar.com or 402-473-7226. On Twitter at @LJSReist.

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