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Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings
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Gerard B. McCabe
Book Code: GR0592
ISBN: 0-313-30592-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30592-4
184 pages, figures, surveys
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/2000
List Price: $78.00 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This reference book is clearly written. It will help both neophyte and veteran librarians become effective participants in the planning for conversion, renovation, or design of new library buildings. It is recommended for reference collections in public and academic libraries, and will be especially good for institutions with schools of information resources and library science.
    —ARBA     2001
  • McCabe's is an easily assimilable book, based on sound precepts of community consultation and needs assessment, and consistent in approach. It is a good, gentle introduction to the challenges of planning a public library building.
    —Australian Public Libraries and Information Services
Description: The concept of modern libraries is moving toward interactive connections with information sources far beyond the immediate community. For the contemporary public library, this means connection to a network, with several terminals constantly online to the Internet. New library buildings must be constructed with these and other needs in mind. The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing independent building, a branch library, a joint-use facility with a museum, a senior academic library, a community or junior college library, or a school library. This book will help librarians and others learn what should be known about a project so that they may function effectively as part of the planning team.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Beginning the Plan
  • Data for Planning
  • Location: Finding a Site
  • Interior Design
  • Furnishing and Equipping the Library and Its Environs
  • Other Views--Guest Papers: Using Small College Library Planning Techniques in Public Library Facilities Planning by James R. Kennedy, A Place to Call Their Own by Rebecca M. Wenninger
  • The Library Building Program
  • Reference Services to Special Collections
  • Children's Services to Meeting Space
  • Architectural Details
  • Selected Bibliography
LC Card Number: 99-32004
LCC Class: Z679
Dewey Class: 022
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