ISBN: 9780838915530

Description: xxxii, 1003 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Text in English.

Contents:

• Part I. Introduction
• Introduction
• More than two hundred snappy rules for good and evil in library architecture
• Part II. About library buildings
• The library construction process
• Basic configuration of library spaces
• Evaluating library buildings by walking around
• Dysfunctional designs
• Converting non-library spaces to public libraries
• Part III. Basic steps
• Programming
• Design
• Site selection
• Zoning, covenants, and codes
• Construction
• Remodeling and expanding library buildings
• Part IV. Money
• Building costs
• Funding
• Part V. Library spaces
• User seating
• Collection storage
• Public service desks
• Program and study rooms
• Display and exhibit areas
• Restrooms
• Staff workrooms
• Staff facilities
• Storerooms
• Part VI. Technical issues
• Lighting
• Elevators, staircases, railings, and ramps
• Electrical systems
• Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems
• Plumbing systems
• Security
• Walls, floors, and ceilings
• Appendix: vocabulary.

LCCN: 2017007498

Control Number: 2471456

Subjects:

• Library architecture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Library architecture -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Library buildings -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Library buildings -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Library fittings and supplies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

Other Authors: Moorman, John A., author.