Common Core Presents an Opportunity for Libraries
During architectural library planning and through construction, we develop a blue print that defines an overall vision of the desired building to guide its construction. This is includes a needs…
Adaptive Infrastructure Design
The library is part of an organic network of learning spaces. At its core, libraries offer the opportunity for growth and knowledge. They are places that spread knowledge with tools…
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Culture house + library – 2013 ALA Annual Program by LLAMA
The culture house is a concept developed by the Danish many years ago to promote the non traditional library. A few years ago, ACA researchers were looking into the idea…
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The Library Incubator
For libraries, the digital revolution is upending standard methods of service. Increasingly, digital formats are replacing paper formats. Books are still in demand and growing in some sectors; textbooks, fiction…
Playfully thinking about Library Programming
Programming Library spaces to improve learning activities can be in different sizes and shapes. According to Aaron Cohen AIA, the library is an incubator and a place for interaction. It…
Reimagining the Library: A Strategic Evolution
President Obama unveiled a new initiative called ConnectED to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within 5 years, calling on the…
Crowdfunding for Libraries (8 steps)
As the world gets smaller and more people have access to the internet, we are getting requests to fund local library projects all over the world. These projects are important…
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Public Library – Top 10 Libraries for Children
Libraries are exciting places for children to grow and learn. They are great attractions for local culture, tutoring and making friends. In the US, there are many public libraries that…
Library Planning – Kickstarting the Design Process
It is important to remember that funding a library improvement project does not have to follow a prescribed linear course. In Crowdfunding the Library, we noted that librarians and educators…
Culture House – the Sound of Library Planning
It turns out that the noise level in the social "library as place" can be a positive factor in the learning environment. The library can be a social and active…