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Public Library Buildings

The Librarian's Go-To Guide for Construction, Expansion, and Renovation Projects

by Lisa Charbonnet
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This go-to guide covers the entire process of building or renovating a public library—from initial planning, to maintaining the completed space, to measuring success.
In light of current social and technological shifts, libraries are reinventing themselves. Meeting place, makerspace, community center, cultural hub, multimedia lender—today's public library is all of these and more. Whether your library is undertaking a simple renovation or redesign or looking at a full-blown building project, the voice of the librarian is important to the project, and you need to understand both the processes involved and the questions to ask.
Beginning with the development of a pre-construction vision, the book guides you through the entire process. It covers everything from making a case for the project to the authorities and the community through fundraising, budgeting, and site and team selection. You'll read about space programming, the design phase, pre-construction preparation, staff management, and moving the library, as well as about post-construction management and maintenance. Measures of success are included, as are helpful forms and an invaluable glossary of relevant construction terms. With this guide in hand, you and your team can plan efficiently, avoid common pitfalls, and create a library you and your community will love for many years to come.

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  • Release date

    October 5, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9798216134176
      • File size: 4368 KB

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      • ISBN: 9798216134176
      • File size: 4368 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      March 15, 2016

      Tackling a project such as renovating or expanding a public library or constructing a new facility is often fraught with apprehension and anxiety. Charbonnet (director, Pflugerville P.L., TX) offers a helpful guide to navigating such endeavors. From developing a vision to planning and executing the design, the author shows how input from all levels of library staff is beneficial to designing a successful library space or building. She provides information about the needs of different library departments and tips on selecting furniture, shelving, and storage. Sample surveys, checklists, useful templates, and other tools that can be implemented during the initial stages and throughout the construction process are included. A helpful appendix provides detailed, real-life examples of strategic ideas, fundraising options, time lines, and policies. VERDICT This practical go-to guide is an essential companion book for library directors, managers, and advisory board members who are taking on a library building project, as well as architects who design civic buildings. It is also useful as a text for library-management classes.--Donna Marie Smith, Palm Beach Cty. Lib. Syst., FL

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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