Public Library Buildings: The Librarian's Go-To Guide for Construction, Expansion, and Renovation Projects

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,...