Full Description
Few librarians build more than one library in their careers and renovating or building a whole new library is a very expensive investment. Thus, new or refurbished structures need to be fresh and up to date. While some librarians have the means to visit exemplary buildings as they develop their own library's master plan, most library leaders and stakeholders won't actually see the full range of potential projects. Hence, this unique book is both a resource and a brainstorm prompt. It helps library leaders and key stakeholders surface the ideal programmatic aspects that drive exciting design, and offer recent design solutions that have been effectively implemented.Better Library Design: Ideas from Library Journal identifies and celebrates the top trends in library design, capturing current state and provides an authoritative overview for those planning their own projects. This is a colorful, high content survey of dynamic library building projects completed in the last five years, in both public and academic settings. Anchored by Library Journal's New Landmark Libraries competition, here is the nation's best examples of innovative, functional, appealing design --- all in glorious full-color so you'll be both inspired and informed as you make important design choices.
Contents
IntroductionChapter 1: Flexible Strategies: Pop-Up Libraries, Interim Spaces, and MoreChapter 2: Building Partnerships: Mixed-Use BuildingsChapter 3: Classic Buildings Updated: Revitalizing Local LandmarksChapter 4: Green "LEEDers": Environmentally Friendly and Affordable StrategiesChapter 5: Kids & Teens: New Spaces and PlacesChapter 6: Strategies: Small Solutions for Small BudgetsChapter 7: Top Trends: Iterative Space, Learning Commons, Maker Spaces, and MoreChapter 8: Keeping Current: Visioning the FutureChapter 9: The Next Generation: New Landmark LibrariesPhoto CreditsInstitutional IndexArchitect & Designer Index
