Public Library Buildings

This go-to guide covers the entire process of building or renovating a public libraryfrom initial planning to maintaining the completed space to measuring success light of current social and technological shifts libraries are reinventing themselves. Meeting place makerspace community center cultural hub multimedia lendertoday''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.