Oswego Public Library District

New Montgomery Branch Library

The Oswego Public Library District, in an effort to compensate for the explosive growth of its constituencies in Kendall, Kane and Will counties launched a capital improvement campaign to gain voter approval of a building referendum to construct a second library and to perform renovations to its existing facility. The library district retained the services of Frederick Quinn Corporation (FQC) to provide At-Risk Construction management services. FQC was hired prior to solicitation of the building referendum to provide cost estimating, logistical and referendum support throughout the entire capital improvement process. FQC and the project architect worked together to develop scenarios that allowed the library board to be well positioned for a successful referendum outcome.

The new 36,500 square foot Montgomery Campus library features youth and adult services, quiet study rooms, meeting room, board room and administrative support spaces for autonomous operation. The building envelope is comprised of a structural steel system with a combination of face brick, stone, lap siding, and stucco. The HVAC system consists of roof top units and variable air volume (VAV) boxes which operates from a fully integrated temperature control station. Final development of the 7 acre site accompanies 115 parking spaces for library patrons, including drive-up book drop, and development of a nature preserve.