The role of the library in society is changing, and flexibility of space to accommodate rapid change is a fundamental principal guiding state-of-the-art library design. At the same time, the hierarchical ordering elements of public space, circulation, natural light, structural and mechanical systems, and utilities are unchanged. Lynn University Library was designed to accommodate a 200,000 volume collection projected by the year 2010, while directing human activity in ways that are familiar and congenial to learning.

While the library is classical in form and monumental in scale, its materials and building details follow regional traditions. The columns and walls are unadorned stucco in the manner of inexpensive contemporary Florida construction. In response to the heat and sun, windows are set deeply into the walls and shaded with metal screens, while screened, shaded porches at the front and rear reflect the local climate and patterns of building use.