The Joe & Joan Martin Center

The Joe Joan Martin Center
The Joe & Joan Martin Center is a truly innovative project, which brings together under one roof all the programs devoted to children and teens that were once individual components of the public library and the Children's Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This one-of-a-kind American learning environment weaves together literacy, creativity and education in a specially designed facility that engages visitors with stories presented in a manner unlike any before.

The first phase of the project added 93,000 square feet, tripling the size of the existing library.

Throughout the renovated and expanded library are such features as group study rooms, an auditorium, computer labs, electronic classrooms, a museum, a cyber-cafe, and space for nearly 500,000 volumes.

Most of the ground floor is designed to provide 24-hour service.

This is the largest academic or public library in middle Georgia.