Noyes Childrens Library Foundation Inc

The Foundation is leading the Make MORE Noyes Campaign, a major capital project that will transform the current one-story Library into three accessible floors while working with the Library's current footprint. The Make MORE Noyes renovation, designed and funded in cooperation with Montgomery County and the State of Maryland, will create a more inclusive and enriching environment to engage young children of all abilities and backgrounds with books. The need for the renovation originated with the fact that Noyes has never been accessible for people with physical disabilities. Montgomery County's Project Civic Access Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice, signed in 2010, requires that the Library comply with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The Foundation has turned that need into an opportunity - an opportunity to expand both the space within Noyes, and the early literacy programming and outreach it provides. All elements of the renovation are based on principles of “Universal Design,” going far beyond the letter of the ADA standards to the true spirit of inclusion and accessibility.