Creating the High-Functioning Library Space: Expert Advice from Librarians, Architects, and Designers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440840586)

This book provides practical information and insights to library administrators and building plan team members at academic and public libraries who are considering or starting a library expansion or reconfiguration of existing space.

Building a new library or expanding or renovating an existing building brings up a host of questions and concerns, not the least of which involves the future of the library. This book addresses those issues in light of an overarching positive vision of libraries and their evolving purposes and roles in the 21st century.

This guide identifies and addresses all of the steps in the building process, including preparing the request for proposal (RFP), selecting the right architect for the job, developing a financial contingency plan, and managing stakeholders' expectations. The book presents both the perspectives and experience of library administrators and management personnel as well as the insights of accomplished library architects and designers. It provides thorough, practical, and current guidance in a process that library administrators often find daunting and "risk immersive." Reading this book is like sitting down with a knowledgeable, impartial consultant before beginning a major renovation project--a tremendous asset for library administrators as well as architectural firms.

Author: Marta Deyrup
ISBN-10: 144084058X
ISBN-13: 9781440840586
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2016
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2017