Tufts Library Weymouth, MA
Plymouth Quarries of Hingham MA was chosen to provide the extensive stone materials for the $33 million 50,000 sqft town library, including the Weymouth Granite stone veneer that is a major design element of the building.
The project was a cooperative venture between the town of Weymouth and the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program, that awarded Weymouth over $12 million for its construction. CTA Construction worked alongside Tappe Architects, Inc. and the project manager Hill International. The project demolished the existing 50-year-old Tufts Library building, removing precast panels of Weymouth Granite in April 2019 for later use at the new Tufts Library amphitheater.
The new library includes an expanded children’s services department, community meeting rooms, open reading areas, study rooms, a local history center, and the outdoor amphitheater along with other outdoor open spaces. The new Tufts Library also features innovative technology, including a media lab that supports computer modeling and advanced audio-visual projects with upgraded public computers and wireless internet.
