Building the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library

Exterior photo of the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library

Welcome to the new Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library.

The Busch Annapolis Library Staff are all sitting in the In the Samuel J. & Donna L. Brown Family Community Living Room

We can't wait to show you our new library!

Two chairs and a colorful table by windows in the children's area

Have a seat in our new children's area.

4 orange modern stuffed chairs surround a white table. Some empty tables and bookshelves are in the background

Visit Club 1117 for teens.

Find a quiet space to read a book.

Or visit the Quiet Room to concentrate.

The library's spaces include innovative lighting.

The James & Ardith Harle Makerspace is open for creators.

Makerspace table with a sewing machine and button makers

We have the tools to help you with your creations.

This environmentally-friendly building is LEED Gold certified.

The magazine display surround a comfortable green chair.

Sit and read a magazine.

The lounge area has a large comfortable couch in shades of green.

The Samuel J. & Donna L. Brown Family Community Living Room.

One of the meeting rooms with a large conference table and chairs.

The John & Cathy Belcher Conference Room.

Visit the Tech Zone and use one of our many computers.

A view of the children's area that displays the wall inscriptions

Our new children's area is filled with books and fun.

Checkout one of our 85,000 print books and materials.

The Foundation Café will be a place to relax and chat.

A book display and a view of the library from the front.

We hope to see you soon at the Busch Annapolis Library!

We are excited to finally open the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library! Take a look through these photos of this incredible brand-new 32,400 square foot building with wonderful features including a vending café, Makerspace, tech zone and teen area, expanded children’s area and outdoor play space, six collaboration spaces, two meeting rooms, and more. (some library features may be unavailable to use at opening).

A very special thank you to the Library Foundation and the generous donors who have made this and all of our library locations amazing spaces to educate, to enrich, and to inspire our communities. Donations to the Library Foundation make #YourLibraryBetter!

Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library Facts

BY THE NUMBERS

1 conference room (capacity 35)
2 external book drops
2 meeting rooms (capacity 509)
4.8 acre campus
5 vehicle charging stations
6 collaboration rooms (capacity 4-6)
21 glulam beams
34 computers
222 individually programmed electro-chromic windows
1575 donated engraved bricks
32500 sq. ft. building
85,000 print books & materials

FEATURES

3D printer
Cafe
Club 1117 teen area
Community living room
Digitized nautical map - Chesapeake Bay
Gallery
Geothermal heating & cooling
Maryland Room
Outdoor play space
Tech zone
Makerspace
Wall hangings: George Washington's resignation speech; poem by Vincent Godfrey Burns, former Poet Laureate of Maryland (1965)

Some library features may be unavailable to use at opening.