Through a generous donation from Frank Batten, Sr., the City of Norfolk will soon build a new downtown library to be called the Colonel Samuel L. Slover Main Library. The new library will be comprised of the historic Seaboard Building on Plume Street, the current location of the interim Norfolk Main Library, and a new structure to be constructed between the current Main Library and Selden Arcade, with the two structures connected by a glass-enclosed courtyard and atrium.
Above is a conceptual design by Newman Architects of New Haven, Connecticut, the firm selected to design the new main library.
