Libraries
Public, academic and specialty library millwork — circulation, stacks, study, story-time.
Recent work at Valley Park Library, Hamilton and U of T Robarts Library.
About this sub-sector
A library's millwork is its identity — the circulation desk, the stacks, the carrels, the story-time step.
Sandha builds library packages for public branches, academic libraries and specialty archives across Canada.
What we build
Scope & capabilities
- Circulation desks with return-slot integration
- Adult, young-adult and children's stacks
- Study carrels and group-study booths
- Reading-lounge feature walls
- Children's story-time steps and cubbies
- Local-history and archive rooms
- Community-room and program-space casework
- Café, maker-space and tool-library millwork
Product library
Products for libraries
- Circulation transaction counters
- Book stacks
- Study carrels
- Group-study booth casework
- Storytime terraces
- Archive shelving carcasses
- Community-room storage walls
- Maker-space tool cabinets
Manufacturing focus
- AWMAC Custom to Premium grade on public wood.
- Reinforced deck-load capacity on all stacks.
- Warm hand-rubbed finish on children's-area steps and cubbies.
- Removable service panels for AV integration at desks.
Standards
- AWMAC Custom to Premium grade
- ULC S102 / ASTM E84 Class A on public paneling
- AODA / ADA circulation counter compliance
- OLA / CFLA guidance on public library design
- CARB Phase 2 / TSCA Title VI panels
Install approach
- Off-hours install to keep the branch open.
- Coordination with RFID / self-check vendors on desk cutouts.
- Book-stacks anchored to structural connections per seismic requirements.
- Post-install collection-shelving load test with library staff.
Our approach
Libraries have become community centres. The millwork has to hold books, hold laptops, and hold a room of neighbours together. Sandha delivers library millwork built for both patrons and stewardship.
Who we work with
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