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

by Lisa Charbonnet

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440838590
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Lisa Charbonnet, MIS, is director of the Pflugerville Public Library in Texas.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: The Site: Renovation or Expansion?

Chapter 3: Funding

Chapter 4: Selecting the Team

Chapter 5: Programming and Space Planning

Chapter 6: Preparing for Construction

Chapter 7: Construction: What's a Library Director to Do?

Chapter 8: Wrapping Up

Chapter 9: Post-Construction

Appendix A: Strategic Communications Planning, 2007-2009

Appendix B: Stories from the Library

Appendix C: Request for Qualifications: Owner's Representative Services, August, 2010

Appendix D: 2007 Library Program—Based on a 15,000 square foot Building

Appendix E: Scott Thornton Commons Policy for Private Events, Westbank Library

Appendix F: Pflugerville Public Library Policies, 2014

Appendix G: Sequence of Events for the Day of the Grand Opening at the Laura Bush Community Library, July, 2009

Glossary

Notes

Index

Editorial Reviews

03/15/2016
Tackling a project such as renovating or expanding a public library or constructing a new facility is often fraught with apprehension and anxiety. Charbonnet (director, Pflugerville P.L., TX) offers a helpful guide to navigating such endeavors. From developing a vision to planning and executing the design, the author shows how input from all levels of library staff is beneficial to designing a successful library space or building. She provides information about the needs of different library departments and tips on selecting furniture, shelving, and storage. Sample surveys, checklists, useful templates, and other tools that can be implemented during the initial stages and throughout the construction process are included. A helpful appendix provides detailed, real-life examples of strategic ideas, fundraising options, time lines, and policies. VERDICT This practical go-to guide is an essential companion book for library directors, managers, and advisory board members who are taking on a library building project, as well as architects who design civic buildings. It is also useful as a text for library-management classes.—Donna Marie Smith, Palm Beach Cty. Lib. Syst., FL

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