Project Overview | Share Your Thoughts | Library Design Team
Project Overview
The Library is working on an exciting interior design project to reimagine some of our public spaces and update furnishings and finishes throughout the building. While many areas of the Library remain vibrant and well-used, others are over 20 years old and showing signs of wear or no longer meet the needs of our community. This project will focus on making better use of underutilized spaces, refreshing high-traffic areas, and enhancing the overall look and feel of the Library.
The Library has completed the schematic design phase – the “big ideas” stage of the project – shaped by feedback from our patrons and staff. This phase outlines the major design concepts, overall floor plan, and the key building systems. The Library Board of Trustees approved the schematic design at their August 2025 meeting.
This project is estimated to be completed over the next 12-18 months. When a more detailed schedule is known, we’ll share it.
Thank you to the Bloomfield Township community for approving the renewal of one of the Library’s three millage rates in February 2024. Due to your support and the careful stewardship of the budget by the Library Board of Trustees, funding for this project will come from the Library’s general fund.
Share Your Thoughts
Community input will play an important role in shaping the future of the Library. As plans are refined, we look forward to hearing your feedback. Opportunities to weigh in on the vision will be shared on btpl.org, via email, and on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. Help us create a space that is welcoming, flexible, and inspiring for all!
Join us this fall for two opportunities to help shape the Library’s design.
- In mid-September, the design team will host a Furniture Fair where you can test out different chairs and vote for your favorites.
- In mid-October, the team will hold casual “coffee chats” to showcase floor plans and finishes.
Watch for more details coming soon.
Library Design Team
The Library put out a request for proposals in October 2024 for a firm to create and implement a comprehensive space planning and design strategy to revitalize underutilized areas of the Library. In January 2025, the Library Board of Trustees selected C2AE, in partnership with Reed Walker Design Collective.
C2AE brings decades of experience transforming dozens of public library spaces in Michigan and beyond. Reed Walker Design Collective engaged with the Library previously during the predesign and research phase of this project, becoming deeply familiar with the facility, the staff and Trustees, and the goals of the Library’s 2023-2028 strategic plan.
The team consists of:
- Jenna Reed Walker, Lead Interior Designer and Owner of RWDC
- Chloe Aalsburg, Interior Design and Client Manager at C2AE
- Jared Secor, Project Manager at C2AE
- Dennis Jensen, Project Architect at C2AE
- Marie Arrington, Architectural Designer at C2AE