Administration & Management Construction Projects

Planning Process

• Construction FAQs
• Planning Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline [Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries]
• Library Space Planning Resources (includes Excel spreadsheet) [Connecticut Sate Library]
• Toolkit for Planning and Building Public Libraries [Utah State Library Division]
  
• Planning and Building Libraries [University of British Columbia School of Library, Archival and Information Studies]
• Building Libraries and Library Additions: A Selected Annotated Bibliography [ALA Fact Sheet #11]
• State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
• Moving Library Collections [University of Oregon Library System]
• Project for Public Spaces: Better Buildings, Better Places Toolkits (furnishing, security, public art...)
• Library Construction: 20 Things Nobody Will Tell You [Librarian's Yellow Pages]

Design Resources

• Project for Public Spaces: Better Buildings, Better Places Toolkits (furnishing, security, public art...)
• Library Design Tips for the 21st Century (web junction)
• 27 Snappy Rules for Good and Evil in Library Architecture (Presented by Fred Schlipf and John Moorman at the 2000 PLA Conference)
• Designing Libraries to Meet Future Needs (by C. David Warren, Richland County Public Library (8.99)
• Sustainable Design Resources
  • LEED: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
• Designing a Fine Library (from the Kansas State Library)
• Tips from the Libris Design Project:
  • Acoustics for Libraries
  • Collection Preservation in Library Building Design
  • Cost Estimating Simplified
  • Daylighting Design in Libraries
  • Furniture and Shelving: Specification and Bidding
  • Furniture for Libraries
  • Library Collection Storage
  • Library Interior Finish Materials
  • Library Security
  • Library Stacks and Shelving
  • Lighting for Libraries
  • Renovation or a New Library: A Planning Process
  • Site Selection
  • Sustainable Library Design
  • Technology Infrastructure Design for Libraries
  • Universal Access in Libraries
  • Wayfinding and Signage in Library Design
    
• Lighting
  • Lighting Libraries (Libris Design)
• Tips for Installing a Drive-up Book Drop

• Proposed Building Code Change Affects NYS Libraries (8.14.01 MHLS Bulletin)

Space Planning

• Frequently Asked Questions (MHLS)
• Space Planning Consultation (MHLS)
• Assessment
  • Library Space Planning Resources (includes Excel spreadsheet) (Connecticut Sate Library)
  • Planning Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline, 1998 (Wisconsin State Library)
  • Needs Assessment: A Starting Point (Kansas State Library)
• Moving Library Collections
• Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  
• MHLS Professional Collection materials
  
• Retail Interior Layout for Libraries by Christie Koontz
• What Libraries Can Learn From Bookstores (web junction.org)
• Gliffy.com (Draw and share diagrams with this free web-based diagramming tool. Great for space planning.) [web junction]
• Making the Most of a Small Space [MHLS]

Architects & Consultants

• Library Architects
  • American Institute of Architects
    • Selecting Your Architect
    • You and Your Architect
• Building (Space Planning) Consultants
• Fundraising Consultants
• American Society of Interior Designers

ADA Compliance

• ADA Standards for Accessible Design (federal)
  • ADA Design Standards for Libraries
• NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
• Kansas State Library Standards for Public Libraries:
  • Compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Areas to Review When Studying Your Facility for ADA Compliance
  • Areas to Review When Studying Your Employment Procedures for Compliance
• Sample ADA Compliance Policies
• From the MHLS Professional Collection:
  • ADA Technical Assistance CD-ROM (MHP 711.57A)
  • How Libraries Must Comply With the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by Donald D. Foos and Nancy C. Pack, Oryx Press, 1992 (MHP 711.57F)

Funding Construction

• Finance Options - First Steps (Before your proceed obtain experienced legal council)
  • Associations Libraries: operating budget; mortgage - discuss options with a local bank; If over $2,000,000 talk to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) and Industrial Development Agency (IDA) (see below for local IDA links)
  • School District Libraries: operating budget; school district bonds (contact the school superintendent/business manager and Board of education); mortgage, DASNY*.
  • Municipal Libraries: Talk with the municipality. Method: municipal approval; Source: municipal bonds, municipal capital fund, operating budget.
  • Special District Libraries: Talk with the municipality. Method: budget amendment, bond vote; Source: operating budget, municipal bonds.
    *requires legislation
    [The above is provided with thanks to Jerry Nichols, currently the Director of Palmer Institute for Public Library Organization & Management]
  • Having a public referendum? Public Library Vote Toolbox (MHLS)
    
• NYS Aid for Public Library Construction
• Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)
• Industrial Development Agency (IDA)
  • Columbia County
  • Dutchess County
  • Greene County
  • Putnam County
  • Ulster County
• New York State Energy and Research Development Authority [NYSERDA]
• Fundraising
  • Construction Grants
  • Capital Campaign Resources
  • Fundraising Consultants
• MHLS Professional Collection materials

 

Need assistance? Contact Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Coordinator of Member Information: rsmith@midhudson.org or x239

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