The shell of the 1929 Hild Public Library was inventively transformed into the nation's largest facility dedicated to Folk Music. The social center of the 43,000-square-foot building is a semi-circular performance hall, located where there were once four floors of library stacks. A thrust stage, encircled by a combination of cabaret and bench seating on two levels, provides an intimate setting where no audience member is more than 45 feet from performers. Two large sliding doors make the backstage wall disappear so that during the day the hall welcomes visitors and doubles as the school's café. Two restored WPA murals help celebrate the work and music of the common man. The jury was pleased to see the attractive features of the original building retained and incorporated into beautiful new interiors.