The community was involved with the design of the library, and attended meetings to discuss it. Once their input was given, a 12,500-square-foot building with a predominately slate exterior came to fruition. "Everyone just wanted to have a building that sits well in the park setting," said Timmerman. "It was important that everyone in the community would be comfortable with it."
Slate was selected by the architects to clad the exterior of the building, to achieve the warm affect they desired. The stone was also chosen to integrate the rustic architecture of the building with the park setting. Approximately 9,000 square feet of Gold Green slate in a random pattern was chosen for the cladding, while 13,000 square feet of Ostrich Grey slate was used for the exterior pavers and patio. Southland Stone, USA, Inc. of North Hollywood, CA, supplied the slate for the building. "It was slate from China," said Timmerman. "The slate we selected for the cladding has some green in it. We couldn't afford a local stone we wanted, which had more blue in it, so we went through several samples and ended up with these.