Building Libraries & Library Additions

Outlines the measures of space needed for the use of equipment and furniture within a library setting, with drawings of typical library furniture and equipment along with diagrams of the space required for their use. Also provides an overview of the planning process, and details on several aspects of design and planning.

In a time of rapidly inflating energy prices and tight public budgets, many libraries are faced with older physical facilities that are not up to modern standards of efficiency. Designed for libraries where construction of a whole new building is not feasible, this book offers step-by-step instructions.

The needs and functions of library buildings have certainly changed over the last decade, but the necessity for planning intelligently and thoroughly hasn't.

Using hands-on tools and real-life insider stories from librarians around the country, this is a crash course in planning and building today's libraries.

How can libraries make a difference in their communities when customers choose to hang out in the spacious, well-stocked new bookstore instead?

One-stop, easy-to-understand resource that will guide you through the often complicated, jargon-filled arenas of building construction and renovation, so that you can effectively advocate for your ideas about how form supports your library's functions.

Library building projects leave a legacy for decades, with one chance to get it right. Those with access to a trustworthy expert who can explain the process in step-by-step terms will have the best chance to make their projects succeed.

Useful, usable, desirable, like three legs of a stool, if your library is missing the mark on any one of these it's bound to wobble. Every decision you make affects how people experience your library.