This three-story library is a steel-frame structure based on a four-foot module, with two basement levels and foundations of reinforced concrete. With the exception of the west facade, the walls are entirely of glass and covered by an aluminum screen that shields the interior from glare but permits light to enter. By day, the aluminum screen tends to dominate the building, but at night, as architect Arthur Q. Davis has stated, the library has “a transparency and a jewel-like quality” created by interior illumination shining through the screen. Librarians report that the screen has proved effective in eliminating glare while allowing vistas outside to the magnolia trees that now surround the building. The modular steel-frame structure makes it possible to open up interior spaces both horizontally and vertically, creating spatial drama. Open book stacks allow readers to browse; two glass-walled interior patios provide additional reading “rooms.” The transparency and indoor-outdoor qualities of this library are hallmarks of Curtis and Davis’s work at the time. The library won awards from Progressive Architecture magazine (1957) and the American Institute of Architects (1963).