aring ▁a ▁hij ab . ▁Pro tests ▁were ▁held ▁outside ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁the ▁security ▁guard ▁admitted ▁to ▁har ass ing ▁the ▁woman ▁although ▁he ▁claimed ▁he ▁thought ▁she ▁was ▁we aring ▁a ▁h ood ie . ▁ ▁The ▁security ▁guard , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁terminated ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁for ▁destruction ▁of ▁private ▁property , ▁was ▁not ▁fired ▁despite ▁there ▁being ▁no ▁policy ▁against ▁we aring ▁h ood ies ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁Design ▁▁ ▁The ▁ ▁library ▁fills ▁a ▁tri angular ▁ ▁site ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁stories ▁— ▁one ▁below ▁grade ▁and ▁two ▁above . ▁The ▁entry ▁pla za ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁c ite ▁opens ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁lo bb y ▁that ▁provides ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁which ▁houses ▁community ▁spaces . ▁Peter ▁D . ▁Cook , ▁principal ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁design ▁at ▁the ▁Davis ▁Bro dy ▁Bond ▁A ed as ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁explained ▁that ▁ ▁“ The ▁Library ▁will ▁anchor ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁by ▁providing ▁a ▁civ ic ▁facility ▁rich ▁in ▁a est h etic , ▁environmental ▁and ▁program m atic ▁assets ▁that ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁DC ▁Public ▁Library ’ s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁of ▁excell ence ▁for ▁all ▁residents .” ▁ ▁The ▁defining ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁cor rug ated , ▁per for ated ▁al umin um ▁screen ▁wall ▁system ▁across ▁its ▁southern ▁fa ç ade ▁which ▁forms ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁j ut ting ▁pro w . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁ 4 0 %