LJ’s New Landmark Libraries

Posted by Louise Schaper on April 24, 2012

    The New Icons  The Ten New Landmark Libraries  Poplar Creek Public Library  Palo Verde Library/Maryvale Community Center  Cesar Chavez Branch Library  Hamilton Mill Branch Library  Durango Public Library  Sammamish Library  Appaloosa Branch Libra...

LJ’s New Landmark Libraries

Posted by Louise Schaper on April 24, 2012

    The New Icons  The Ten New Landmark Libraries  Poplar Creek Public Library  Palo Verde Library/Maryvale Community Center  Cesar Chavez Branch Library  Hamilton Mill Branch Library  Durango Public Library  Sammamish Library  Appaloosa Branch Libra...

Expert Makeover: Library Transformers Bring Savings and Smart Design | Library by Design

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on April 23, 2012

As in many areas of the country, New Jersey libraries are struggling to meet higher demand and maintain critical services in the face of reduced state and local funding. And library space is at a premium without a lot of renovation money to go around....

Expert Makeover: Library Transformers Bring Savings and Smart Design | Library by Design

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on April 23, 2012

As in many areas of the country, New Jersey libraries are struggling to meet higher demand and maintain critical services in the face of reduced state and local funding. And library space is at a premium without a lot of renovation money to go around....

Changing Spaces: Exploring Future User Needs, Sustainability, and Value | Library by Design

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on April 04, 2012

In this Article The Sponsors Library Journal ’s ninth Design Institute, held May 10, 2011, at the Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis (and preceded by a tour of libraries on May 9), revolved around the idea that libraries’ role as a community c...

Changing Spaces: Exploring Future User Needs, Sustainability, and Value | Library by Design

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on April 04, 2012

In this Article The Sponsors Library Journal ’s ninth Design Institute, held May 10, 2011, at the Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis (and preceded by a tour of libraries on May 9), revolved around the idea that libraries’ role as a community c...

The Quiet Plug Crisis

Posted by Mike Kelley on January 16, 2012

Thirty years ago, the only person in a library looking for an electrical outlet was a blue-smocked cleaning person who had to plug in a vacuum cleaner with a very long cord. Now, hordes of patrons outfitted with amp-devouring laptops and cell phones ex...

Clemson’s Road Map

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on December 05, 2011

In this Article Mapping Clemson's Road Ahead Road Map Resources The bricks and mortar of academic libraries are seemingly permanent, yet the activities and services they are designed to deliver have been radically transformed in recent years. Mor...

Clemson’s Road Map

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on December 05, 2011

In this Article Mapping Clemson's Road Ahead Road Map Resources The bricks and mortar of academic libraries are seemingly permanent, yet the activities and services they are designed to deliver have been radically transformed in recent years. Mor...

Library by Design Cover Story: In the Interims

Posted by LJ RSS Feeds on November 30, 2011

DCPL's Washington Highlands Interim Library. Photo c/o DCPL Residents had seen temporary libraries before. In the 1970s in the District of Columbia, 1000 square foot portastructures were built to serve as libraries for seven years. They were closed ...