▁appropri ations ▁budget ed ▁by ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Commission ers . ▁The ▁two ▁story ▁building ▁contained ▁adult ▁reading ▁room , ▁a ▁l oun ge ▁area , ▁and ▁a ▁listening ▁bo oth ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁provided ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁children ' s ▁room ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁spe cially ▁designed ▁en closure ▁for ▁story ▁hours . ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁was ▁raz ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁massive ▁renov ation , ▁started ▁with ▁plans ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁DC ▁Public ▁Library ▁facilities ▁undert aken ▁by ▁Chief ▁L ibr arian ▁G inn ie ▁Cooper . ▁Cost s ▁were ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁$ 1 5 , 7 0 7 , 4 4 1 ▁or ▁$ 4 3 3 ▁per ▁square ▁foot , ▁though ▁final ▁costs ▁were ▁reported ▁at ▁$ 1 2 ▁million . ▁Of ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁projects , ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ▁Library ▁showed ▁the ▁greatest ▁transformation ▁from ▁its ▁previous ▁state , ▁according ▁to ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁W ath a ▁T . ▁Daniel , ▁a ▁master ▁pl umber , ▁Shaw ▁resident ▁and ▁community ▁leader ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁Model ▁C ities ▁Commission ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁security ▁guard ▁at ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁observed ▁by ▁multiple ▁pat rons ▁har ass ing ▁a ▁Muslim ▁patron ▁for ▁we