Palo Alto Mitchell Park Library and Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Group 4’s study of library services in Palo Alto revealed that the Mitchell Park branch has the greatest need for improved and expanded facilities. Group 4 prepared a needs assessment, program, and schematic design for a new joint community center and library to replace the two existing but separate facilities on the same site in Mitchell Park. In November 2008, the Palo Alto community approved a ballot measure to fund construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center as well as improvements to the Downtown Library and the Main Library.

The new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center targets LEED Platinum certification, and is designed to support an efficient operational model, preservation of valued site trees, and an enhanced presence and park gateway along Middlefield Road.

Construction is expected to begin in 2010.