Planning the Modern Public Library Building (Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection) [Hardcover]

Gerard B. McCabe (Editor), James R. Kennedy (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0313321558 | ISBN-13: 978-0313321559

This collection of 22 highly informative essays offers important 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. Topics include space design; collection marketing; furniture selection; landscaping; accommodating different age groups; hosting activities and events; seeking support from the community; and more. Technology is given a high priority. A bibliographic essay provides an abundance of suggested titles for further study.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Wishing you could build a new library? Frantically looking for more space? Trying to make the best of your current facility with little hope for an actual remodel? This work may be the ticket to help you think through your dreams . . . or, maybe more realistically, help limit your options. The book is divided into eight parts, including early planning, support, and specialized services. There are 20 signed chapters within those broad subjects, such as "Before Sizing Your Building, Reinvent It"; "Retail Technology Applications"; and "Joint-Use Libraries."

Although no book has been written that will answer all of the questions surrounding facility projects, Planning is a worthy resource intended to help the reader think. It prods. It presents questions rather than answers. Like talking to a trusted colleague with whom you don't always agree, Planning has a solid, almost grounding, feel to it. At the very least, it will help allay that chaotic, deer-in-the-headlights feeling for people new to library design, building, and renovation. RBB
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“If a new library is in your future, this is one of the books you will want to read as you plan....From inside to outdoors all areas are given consideration. The essays all contain a current and helpful bibliography of other readings on the topic, which readers will find invaluable. Use this excellent resource....Recommended for public librarians.”–Library Journal

“Wishing you could build a new library? Frantically looking for more space?...This work may be the ticket to help you think through your dreams ...Planning is a worthy resource intended to help the reader think. ...Like talking to a trusted colleague with whom you don't always agree, Planning has a solid, almost grounding, feel to it. ...At the very least, it will help allay that chaotic, deer-in-the-headlights feeling for people new to library design, building, and renovation.”–Booklist/Professional Reading

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (July 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313321558
• ISBN-13: 978-0313321559
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)