Collaborative library design
Subtitle: from planning to impact
By: [edited by] Peter Gisolfi
Publisher: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association; ALA Editions
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780838917176
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Library buildings; Design and construction; Planning; Remodeling
Description: "Exceptional library design is the result of effective collaboration. A successful design comes about through a productive exchange of ideas among the stakeholders and the architect. These participants define objectives, evaluate alternatives, and make the choices that can lead to a successful library"--
Notes: Includes index.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Collaborative design  -- Peter Gisolfi -- Part 1.; title: Public libraries. Darien Library: Darien, Connecticut. Planning the Darien Library of the future  -- Kimberly D. Huffard; title: Darien Library relates to its New England setting  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: Darien Library: A partner in civic initiatives  -- Alan Kirk Gray; title: Longwood Public Library: Middle Island, New York. From a one-room schoolhouse to a 48,000-square-foot building  -- Gail Lynch-Bailey and Kathrine Soscia; title: A natural landscape suggests a focus for the Longwood Public Library  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: A community embraces the new building  -- Suzanne Johnson and Lisa Jacobs; title: Bronxville Public Library: Bronxville, New York. Planning an expansion and transformation of a well-loved library  -- Janet C. Lentz and Eloise L. Morgan; title: A transformed library maintains the original vision  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: Librarian involvement in the design process benefits patrons and staff  -- Pat Root, Tessymol John, and Marianne Wingertzahn; title: Dobbs Ferry Public Library: Dobbs Ferry, New York. An active library emerges from a unique village site  -- Julie Lowy; title: Two settings present an architectural challenge  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: New library offers expansive interiors and river views  -- Edward Canora; title: Byram Shubert Library: Byram, Connecticut. A small branch library expands to meet the needs of its patrons  -- Jane Marsh; title: In the new library, children and adults work harmoniously  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: Let there be light, let there be space  -- By Miguel Garcia-Colon -- Part 2.; title: Academic and school libraries. Sternberg Library at Hackley School: Tarrytown, New York. Thinking big produces a positive result  -- Philip Variano; title: The iconic library building represents the spirit of Hackley  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: The Sternberg Library at Hackley: After a fire, renewal  -- Brianna Judkins; title: Scarsdale High School Library: Scarsdale, New York. The vision for the new library takes a classical form  -- Michael V. McGill; title: A gymnasium becomes an academic library  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: New teaching and learning spaces attract students, teachers, and the community  -- Phyllis DiBianco; title: Timothy Dwight Library at Yale University: New Haven, Connecticut. The expansion and transformation of a residential college library  -- John Loge; title: Student-run library expands to three levels  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: Forging a sense of connection between students, their colleagues, and their studies  -- Alex Werrell; title: Moss Library at the Agnes Irwin School: Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Moving a school library into the twenty-first century  -- Kathleen G. Putnam; title: Connecting a library of separate spaces  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: Two-level library accommodates multiple activities simultaneously  -- Julie Diana; title: Browning School Library: New York, New York. Creating a coherent school from multiple acquisitions  -- Stephen M. Clement, III; title: A small academic library accommodates a range of student needs  -- Peter Gisolfi; title: A quiet gem becomes a destination  -- Sarah Murphy; title: Conclusion: Creating the essential library -- Peter Gisolfi.