Plano City Council approved an expenditure of just over $5 million for improvements at Davis Library at a meeting March 22.
The money will go toward an expansion and renovation of the library, which is the most heavily used in the Plano Public Libraries system, according to staff.
Projects include structural repairs and updates to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements as well as the creation of additional space for programming and study for a total of roughly $5.3 million. Meeting rooms and collaborative spaces will be added, and the children’s space will more than double with a dedicated children’s program room, according to a release from the city of Plano.
A recently vacated joint-use facility will be used for new staff office spaces and quiet study rooms. The current office spaces at Davis Library will be converted into the new program space. This plan was decided as the most cost effective by staff and architects during a preconstruction services agreement that began in March 2020, according to staff.
