该项目位于PolettWalk和LiacourasWalk两条主要步行道的交汇处，位于坦普尔大学主校区的交汇处，为该校逾3.9万名多样化的学生群体提供了一个新的社会和学术中心。这座建筑融入到了费城北部的肌理，距离连接费城的主干道BroadStreet仅一个街区之遥。
在其动态的城市背景下，Snohetta与Stantec合作开发的设计，重新诠释了图书馆作为书籍储存库的传统类型，将建筑与多样的协作和社会学习空间相结合。
与上世纪60年代的PaleyLibrary相比，这座22万平方英尺的图书馆提供了两倍多的学习空间，预计每年将有超过万名游客前来参观。通过将大量的学术资源、学科和尖端技术集中在一个屋檐下，CharlesLibrarystewardsTemple使命是为学生、教师和周围社区提供公平的学习体验。
Sitedattheintersectionoftwomajorpedestrianpathways,PolettWalkandLiacourasWalk,andatthenexusofTemple’sMainCampus,theprojectanchorsanewsocialandacademicheartfortheuniversity’sdiversestudentbodyofover39,.WovenintothefabricofNorthPhiladelphia,thebuildingsitsjustoneblockoffofBroadStreet,theconnectingarterytothecity.Withinitsdynamicurbancontext,Snohetta’sdesign,developedincollaborationwithStantec,reinterpretsthetraditionaltypologyoftheresearchlibraryasarepositoryforbooks,integratingthebuildingwithadiversityofcollaborativeandsociallearningspaces.Andinofferingmorethandoubletheamountofstudyspacesthanitsspredecessor,PaleyLibrary,the,-square-footLibraryanticipatesover5millionannualvisitors.Byunitingaplethoraofacademicresources,disciplines,andcutting-edgetechnologyunderoneroof,CharlesLibrarystewardsTemple’sprogressivemissiontoprovideequitablelearningexperiencesforitsstudents,itsfaculty,andthesurrounding