Programming

This page provides links to key resources for developing building programs for libraries.  The inclusion of a resource in this page does not imply a recommendation of it.

The slide in the upper left corner is the Fish Creek Branch, Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Alberta.  If you click on the photo it will explode to a larger size. 

Design Guidelines

• IFLANET Intelligent Library Buildings (1997) 
• UC Berkeley Museum and Library Design:  Information Sources (2001)

Public Libraries

• Abilene Public Library Task Force Needs Assessment (Texas, 1995)
• Moline Public Library Needs Assessment (Illinois, 2000) 
• Norfolk Public Library Building Needs Assessment (Massachusetts, 1996)

 

 

Academic Libraries
 

• Odum Library Needs Assessment Report (Valdosta State University,GA, 1997)
• University of Arizona Needs Assessment Tutorial (Arizona, 2000)

Sample Building Programs

General
 
• Library Buildings: Renovation and Reconfiguration (ARL, 1999)

 

 

Public Libraries

• Eugene Public Library (Oregon, 2001)
• Massachusett Public Library Construction Program (2001)
• St. Joseph County Public Library (Indiana, 1999)
• Tippecanoe County Public Library / Ivy Tech State College Joint Use Project (Indiana, 2000)

 

 

Academic Libraries
 

• Nathan and Marlene Addlestone Library (The College of Charleston, South Carolina, 2000)
• St.Cloud State University Learning Resources & Technology Services (Minnesota, 1999)