Library Planning Consultant

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…

acohen July 9, 2013

Library Planning Research

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…

acohen June 26, 2013

Library Planning Research library technology

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…

acohen June 20, 2013

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues

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…

acohen June 18, 2013

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues

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…

acohen June 13, 2013

Library Planning Research

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…

acohen June 10, 2013

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues

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…

acohen June 5, 2013

Library Planning Research Space Planning work in progress

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…

acohen May 30, 2013

Library Planning Research

Library – Learning Commons TouchPoints

Learning TouchPoints are an important part of the library - learning commons - physical program. The service desks, collaboration bars and hubs can be developed to include visualization TouchPoints; spaces…

acohen May 24, 2013

Library Planning Research Social Library Issues work in progress

I-Library – What about the Learning Commons?

The Bexar County library will open a prototype digital public library. According to "Paperless Libraries Switch to Digital" - It will have 100 e-readers on loan, and dozens of screens…

acohen May 22, 2013