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68 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / June 2020 Building Relationships 950 17th Street, Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80202 303.721 .5800 contactus@bootscons t ruct i on. com the personality of its primary functions. Key design motifs integrate the library’s interior and outdoor spaces as well as integrate the past with the present and future. Strategically applied diagonal wood members coupled with the library’s newly crafted “mountain of books” were used as a reference to Idaho’s mountain landscape while simultaneously applying a modern touch to the building’s architecture. Additional- ly, redwood reclaimed from a nearby historic water tank were milled as end panels of the stacks as a textural ges- ture that ties to the community’s local history. The newly (re)imagined Community Library celebrates a new relationship with its surrounding environment and trailblazing identity while inspiring a continued cu- riosity of the library’s rich collection. The $10 million ren- ovation was recently acclaimed by the American Library Association and IIDA in the 2020 Library Interior Design Awards program, which honors excellence in library in- terior design and further promotes examples of extraor- dinary design reflected through innovative concepts. \\ / The Community Library / Modern meets mountain. The community Library