![]() ![]() Once inside, there are spaces where the visitor can go for individual reading or just go through volumes of books in the browsing area. By the time the visitor reaches the Welcome Zone, they have experienced the integration of the interiors with the community through public spaces. ![]() The East entry takes the visitor through ingenious reading terraces, which are a series of reading spaces on different levels, overlooking the main street, and reaching the level of the Welcome Zone via the Plaza Lounge. The main entrance on the South facade leads one to Welcome Zone through the multiple steps of the public plaza. The two floors of the library, smartly stacked into three layers of the exterior facade, have open planning that upholds the spirit of community. Planning | Columbus Metropolitan Library First Floor Plan ©NBBJ Second Floor Plan ©NBBJ Vertically, interior double-height spaces speak up to create a visual connection and bring in sufficient sunlight. The building, through its form, inclines towards the adjacent multi-level car parking and the main street, thus establishing itself closer to the public. The third layer, fabricated in heavy materiality, is inward-looking by its bevelled openings that create welcoming entrances and, at the same time, show a muted conformity to the slightly rotated second-floor footprint. The top layer faces outward and then angles inward, establishing a connection to the middle layer, which faces outward and is completely transparent. ![]() The building is stacked in three layers, each with its objective yet connected holistically to give this library a physical ethos of its own. “We did the science part,” he said.Columbus Metropolitan Library as a link between the built and people © Chuck Choi Concept | Columbus Metropolitan Library Understanding the schematics of the project © NBBJ Form Richter, a microbiologist, said it’s up to libraries and other organizations to design their quarantine procedures based on research findings. Kemper said systems know that organizations and the public are asking, “How can we mitigate risk to staff? How should patrons and visitors handle books, touchable exhibits or DVD cases?” “Scientific research is essential to answer questions about the spread of the coronavirus on materials that are ever-present in our nation’s libraries, archives and museums,” Crosby Kemper, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, said in a news release. The findings are part of the Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project, which is supported by Battelle, the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences and OCLC, a nonprofit library technology and research organization. More: DeWine encourages testing as Ohio coronavirus cases increase The virus was not detectable after one day on the hard and soft book covers and DVD cases, and couldn’t be found on the paper inside a book and on mylar jackets after three days. “We wanted to replicate a decently worst-case scenario,” Richter said. Hard and soft book covers, paper pages inside closed books, mylar book jackets and plastic DVD cases were “inoculated” with liquid droplets containing thousands of particles of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 illness. Will Richter, principal research scientist at Battelle, said the study built on existing research to essentially put materials through the worst that a sneezing adult or drooling toddler could do. “We will continue doing what we’re doing.” “These results really affirm that the virus is not detectable on common library materials after that time,” he said. Officials with the Columbus Metropolitan Library and other systems cheered the findings, which were released this week as part of a national project on the safe reopening of archives, libraries and museums.Ĭolumbus has already been adhering to a three-day quarantine for items based on initial recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spokesman Ben Zenitsky said Tuesday. That means items appear safe for re-circulation after a relatively brief and inexpensive 72-hour quarantine. According to research by Columbus-based Battelle, the virus that causes COVID-19 is undetectable on books and other common materials after three days. Scientists have good news for libraries and their legions of customers. ![]()
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