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Planning Public Library Buildings

Author : Michael Dewe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317079965
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Planning Public Library Buildings written by Michael Dewe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and developing relationships with other community facilities and agencies. This book examines the entire gamut of challenges confronting the planning and development of contemporary public libraries; their mission, their roles, and key issues such as lifelong learning, social inclusion, community and cultural needs, regeneration and funding. The helpful presentation and readable style guides the librarian through the preliminary information-gathering and decision-making process that ensures a successful library building for all concerned. Using practical case studies, plans and photographs, the author tackles the critical issues of siting, size, plans and design concepts, and provides a helpful guide to weighing up the alternatives of refurbished, converted and new buildings. Separate chapters focus on the planning, briefing and construction process; security, safety and sustainability; key characteristics of successful buildings; identity, decor and signage; and interior layout and facilities. The text draws together a vast resource of real library examples from all over the world which provide best practice models and lessons to learn. For funding authorities, librarians and architects of public libraries this is a highly informative book that will help to ensure wise decision-making and prevent costly mistakes.

Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings

Author : Gerard B. McCabe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1567508413
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (675 download)

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Book Synopsis Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings by : Gerard B. McCabe

Download or read book Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings written by Gerard B. McCabe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-01-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. Reading this book will not turn a reader into a qualified specialist on library buildings, but it will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team. The concept of modern libraries is moving toward interactive connections with information sources far beyond the immediate community. For the contemporary public library, this means connection to a network, with several terminals constantly online to the Internet. New library buildings must be constructed with these and other needs in mind. The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. This book will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team.

Planning the Modern Public Library Building

Author : Gerard B. McCabe
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 0313321558
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Planning the Modern Public Library Building written by Gerard B. McCabe and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2003-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers insight into current activities in the area of building planning. Written by recognized building experts from the United States and Australia, the essays discuss critical planning issues from a management perspective.

Public Library Buildings

Author : Lisa Charbonnet
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440838593
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Public Library Buildings written by Lisa Charbonnet and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Books and Blueprints

Author : Donald Oehlerts
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Books and Blueprints written by Donald Oehlerts and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1991-12-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive treatment of American library architecture, this work details the evolution of the modern public library from 1850 to the present. Oehlerts examines the influences on the professions of public architecture and librarianship that shaped America's library buildings.

The Los Angeles Central Library

Author : Kenneth A. Breisch
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606064908
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Los Angeles Central Library written by Kenneth A. Breisch and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown LA into one of the largest public library systems in the United States—with architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s building, a beloved LA landmark, as its centerpiece. Goodhue developed a new style, fully integrating the building’s sculptural and epigraphic program with its architectural forms to express a complex iconography. Working closely with sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie and philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander, he created a great civic monument that, combined with the library’s murals, embodies an overarching theme: the light of learning. “A building should read like a book, from its title entrance to its alley colophon,” wrote Alexander—a narrative approach to design that serves as a key to understanding Goodhue’s architectural gem. Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public library.

Transforming Libraries, Building Communities

Author : Julie Biando Edwards
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810891824
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Libraries, Building Communities written by Julie Biando Edwards and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for those moving their library beyond places to find information. Written by practicing public librarians and an academic librarian with an interest in public libraries, the book focuses on how public libraries can become more community centered and, by doing so, how they can transform both themselves and their communities. The authors argue that focusing on building community through innovative and responsive services and programs will be the best way for the public library to reposition itself in the years to come.

An Index to the Pictures and Plans of Library Buildings to be Found in the Boston Public Library

Author : Boston Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Index to the Pictures and Plans of Library Buildings to be Found in the Boston Public Library written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds

Author : Philip Schmidt
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
ISBN 13 : 0760358125
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Little Free Libraries & Tiny Sheds written by Philip Schmidt and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expand the sharing movement to your community with Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds—your complete source for building tiny sharing structures, including plans for 12 different structures, step-by-step photography and instructions, inspirational examples, and maintenance. Around the world, a community movement is underway featuring quaint landscape structures mounted on posts in front yards and other green spaces. Some are built for personal use, as miniature sheds for gardeners or as decorative accent pieces. More commonly, though, they are evidence of the growing trend toward neighborhood organization and community outreach. This movement has been popularized by Wisconsin-based Little Free Library (LFL), whose members currently include 75,000 stewards seeking to build community togetherness and promote reading at the same time by sharing books among neighbors. LFL has inspired builders to use similar structures to share things like CDs, food, garden tools, and seeds in the community. Produced in cooperation with Little Free Library, Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds is the builder's complete source of inspiration and how-to knowledge. Illustrated throughout with colorful step-by-step photography and a gallery of tiny structures for further inspiration, Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds covers every step: planning and design, tools and building techniques, best materials, and 12 complete plans for structures of varying size and aesthetics. In addition, author and professional carpenter Phil Schmidt includes information on proper installation of small structures and common repairs and maintenance for down the road. Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds even includes information on how to become a steward, getting the word out about your little structure once it's up and running, and tips for building a lively collection. Community togetherness has never been so at the fore of our consciousness—or so important. Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds is one tool on the road to helping you build community in your neighborhood.

The American Public Library Building

Author : Joseph Lewis Wheeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The American Public Library Building written by Joseph Lewis Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New York Public Library

Author : Henry Hope Read
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393078108
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The New York Public Library written by Henry Hope Read and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With new color photography showing off a thorough inside-and-out refurbishment, this volume celebrates a beloved landmark. The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, and inspired by the great classical buildings in Paris and Rome, it was completed in 1911. The library boasts a magnificent exterior, but that is only the beginning. In the interior, one splendid hall follows another, an awesome gallery leads to richly decorated rooms, and stairways are vaulted in marble. From the terrace to the breathtaking Main Reading Room is a triumphal way. All the devices of the classical tradition, the main artistic current of Western civilization, are brought into play. Maidens, cherubs, and satyr masks look down from ceilings. Lions' heads, paws, rams' heads, and griffins are on every side. In this beautiful volume, featuring new color photography by Anne Day, every facet of the building is described, including its inception and construction.

New Public Library Buildings/II.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book New Public Library Buildings/II. written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings at the Opening of the New Library Building

Author : New York Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings at the Opening of the New Library Building written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Constructing Library Buildings That Work

Author : Fred Schlipf
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 083894762X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Constructing Library Buildings That Work written by Fred Schlipf and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it’s time to start planning for a renovation or construction project, you don’t need a book that covers everything from A to Z. Instead you need a concentrated set of tools and techniques that will guide you and your team to find the best solutions for your specific project. That’s exactly what library building expert Schlipf provides in his new book, which will be a key resource for library directors, administrators, board members, trustees, and planning professionals. Pinpointing the elements that make library buildings functional, in this book readers will find a streamlined organization of the text that enables quick consultation and facilitates collaboration; concise coverage of the essentials of the library construction process, including who does what, how things work, and how to stay out of trouble along the way; advice on important planning and workflow considerations such as site selection, schematic design, funding, design development, the bidding process, construction, and post-construction occupancy; discussion of the characteristics of successful library buildings—buildings that are easy to maintain, welcoming to people with disabilities, have less trouble-prone restrooms, and provide security for users, staff, and collections; and an overview of bad ideas in library architecture, with pointed guidance on how to steer clear of them from the very beginning of your project.

Public Library Building Program

Author : Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, Mo.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Public Library Building Program written by Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, Mo.) and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Plan a Library Building for Library Work

Author : Charles Carroll Soule
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Plan a Library Building for Library Work written by Charles Carroll Soule and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Design and Evaluation of Public Library Buildings

Author : Nolan Lushington
Publisher : Hamden, Conn. : Library Professional Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Design and Evaluation of Public Library Buildings written by Nolan Lushington and published by Hamden, Conn. : Library Professional Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supercedes Lushington's now classic Libraries designed for users (1980) by looking at planning a library in the context of new technology, new expectations of libraries, and new ways of evaluating the finished product. Describes initial design, emphasizing flexibility and the library's many roles; and also explains how to modify libraries in use to bring them into line with the design goals. Written for library administrators rather than for architects.