Mr. Keller is a leader in Planning and Design for Libraries. With librarian Sandra Feinberg he co-authored “Designing Space for Children and Teens in Libraries and Public Places” ALA Editions. As an advocate for the power of design to transform Libraries, Mr. Keller has provided leadership for over 100 new and renovated Libraries on three continents. The evolution of the Library is global in this time of technological and social change. The mission of J R Keller, LLC is to facilitate and assist Libraries and Architects worldwide to realize transformative solutions in the physical environment.
Free Library of Philadelphia, PA
Design for Prototype: Branch Inspiration for Neighborhood Libraries (Four Prototype/Demonstration Projects, Fifty-four Libraries)
New: Digital Library @ George Institute
Consultant for the Free Library: South Philadelphia Library in partnership with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (VSBA Architects)
Parkway Central Children’s Department – Renovation
Middle Country Public Library
Enhancement Master Plan, including the integration of RFID self-service model, for Centereach Library (with B&A Architects, NY)
Selden Renovation and Expansion (with B&A Architects, NY), Family Place National Training Center (Family Place Libraries™)
Northampton Community College Library, Bethlehem, PA
New Master Plan – 30,000 SF
Parkland Community Library, Allentown, PA
Refurbishment Master Plan – 7,000 SF
Pflugerville Community Library, Pflugerville, TX
Renovation and Expansion (with Piwonka Sturrock Architects, TX)
Rutland Free Library, Rutland, VT
Master Plan 50,000 SF Library (with Providence Associates, AZ)
White Plains Public Library, NY
Renovation of Main Floor – 30,000 SF (with B&A Architects, NY)
Public Library Experience:
Biblioteca de Santiago, Santiago, Chile
Consultant for New 200,000 SF Public Library
Broward County Public Library, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Consultant for Eight Branch Libraries
Children's Public Library, Muscat, Oman
New 50,000 SF Library
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD
Planning - Brooklyn Branch
Free Library of Philadelphia, PA
Renovations of 18 Branch Libraries
Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library, Greensburg, PA
Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study
Horsham Township, Horsham, PA
New 25,000 SF Library
Jacksonville Public Library, FL
Invited Design Competition for New 291,000 Main Library
Lancaster Public Library, Lancaster, PA
Master Plan – Renovation and Expansion
Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY
Studies of Five Libraries, New Northside and Village Branch Libraries
Library Company of Philadelphia, PA
Planning Studies/Renovation
Lower Merion Township, PA
Renovation and Expansion of Six Libraries
Marion County, Marion County, FL -
New Branch Libraries – Dunnellon and Belleview, 16,000 SF
Mastic Moriches Shirley Public Library, Mastic, NY
Concept Plan - 50,000 SF Library
Middle Country Public Library, Centereach & Selden, NY
Teen Spaces
Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY
Nature Explorium
Rockville Regional Library, MD
Planning Studies
Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ -
Concept Plan - Renovation and Expansion
San Antonio Public Library, TX
Brook Hollow Library – Renovation and Expansion
Stanislaus County, Modesto, CA
Countywide Master Plan and Renovation Concept Design for Main Library
Partial listing of Public Libraries above as Principal with VITETTA - complete listing available upon request
College and University Libraries:
Drexel University - W.W. Hagerty Memorial Library Philadelphia, PA
Visioning Study and Report
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
Master Plan
Virginia Commonwealth University Library, Richmond, VA
New Computer Lab
Listing above as Principal with VITETTA
Law Libraries:
Brian Simpson Federal Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL
New Library
Cumberland County Courthouse, Bridgeton, NJ
New Library
Hunterdon County Courthouse, Flemington, NJ
New Library
Jenkins Memorial Law Library, PA
Renovations
Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV
New Library
Matthew J. Ryan Executive Office Building, Harrisburg, PA
Historic Restoration/Intervention - Research Library
Pittsburgh Federal Post Office and Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA
Renovated Library
Potter Stewart Federal Courthouse, Cincinnati, OH
New Library
Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, Santa Ana, CA
New Library
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL
New Library
Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Philadelphia, PA
New Library
Listing above as Principal with VITETTA
School Libraries:
New Brunswick School District, New Brunswick, NJ
New Lord Stirling K-8 School and New Brunswick High School
Perth Amboy School District, Perth Amboy, NJ
Six School Libraries - McGinnis, Shull, Flynn, School No. 5, School Nos. 1 & 7, School No. 10
School District of Philadelphia, PA
Audenried Middle School, Little Schoolhouse Prototypes
Partial listing above as Principal with VITETTA
