Cherry Hill Public Library

The then-futuristic building, designed by architect Malcolm Wells, incorporated unusual design elements, including the cataloguing and administrative offices located in its massive concrete bunker basement, concealed from public view; and the massive rectangular wooden totem pole extending from the ground floor to the rooftop in the main stairwell, which had a donated wrought iron sculpture donated in the 1970s, removed during demolition and eventually installed in the front of the new Library in 2009.

The lobby of the new Library is adorned with hundreds of ceramic tiles in the form of book spines, arranged in a shelf configuration and numbered in order of purchase.

Tile number 1 was dedicated to local property management firm Needleman Associates to honor their longtime support of the library, including their providing overflow parking.

This not to be confused with the rectangular totem pole wrought iron sculpture that was removed from the Malcolm Wells building upon its demolition, which is also installed outside the new Library.

The board room is located in the administrative offices on the first floor, which is adjacent to the circulation desk, which also has her service plaque on the wall donated by her son upon her death.