Entrances to the library are marked in brick, and are highly visible and welcoming. The building is designed as a green building making use of resources in a careful way. The library was designed in such a way as to meet the needs of its site and clients. Everything about it is the result of the site and program. Increased use of the library as a public meeting area and gathering space has occurred.
People feel confident using the library and it adds to the community.
The third, and last, speaker was the architectural critic and independent scholar, Mr. Trevor Boddy. The subject of his paper was library architecture today, particularly in the context of changes in technology and society. He stated that the library in Canada is frequently a civic building which integrates the functions of library, cultural, and governmental institutions a type of library square. Mr. Boddy contended that Canada is a postmodern nation par excellence two reflections of that being the arrival of cable television thirty years ago, and the early arrival of branch plants. The Canadian sense of multiculturalism also contributes to its status as a postmodern nation.