Planning & Design
- Sample Outline for a Facility Plan [MHLS]
- Transforming Library Spaces for Community Engagement [WebJunction]
- “10 Steps to a Better Library Interior: Tips that Don’t Have to Cost a Lot” by Traci Lesneski [Library Journal]
- Retail Interior Layout for Libraries by Christi Koontz [Marketing Library Services]
- Library Space Planning Guide and Worksheet [Connecticut State Library]
- Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline [Anders C. Dahlgren for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]
- Renovation or a New Library: A Planning Process [LibrisDesign.org]
- Basic Steps in Planning for a New Library Building: A Checklist [New Jersey State Library]
- Engage the Integrated Design Process [Whole Building Design Guide, National Institute of Building Sciences]
- Space Needs Worksheet
Sustainable
- Sustainable Design [Whole Building Design Guide]
- Certification Systems
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
- Living Building Challenge
- Green Globes (Green Building Initiative)
- Passive House (Pihus)
- ENERGY STAR
Historic
Operations & Maintenance
- Maintenance Checklist for Public Libraries [Kansas State Library]
- Health Homes Maintenance Checklist [National Center for Health Housing]
- Sustainable O&M Practices [Whole Building Design Guide]
- Green Cleaning [New York State Office of General Services]
- Material Safety Data Sheets [Oklahoma State University]
- Green Building Operations and Maintenance Manual [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]
- “Green” Building Operations Policy [West Vancouver Memorial Library, Canada]
- Recycling Resources by County:
Accessibility
- 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design [United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division]
- ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities [New England ADA Center]
- The Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide [Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]
- Project ENABLE [Syracuse University]
Disaster Preparedness
- See policy resources & plan Examples
- National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries [Sustainable Libraries Initiative & American Library Association]
- The Resilient Design Principles [Resilient Design Institute]
- Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment [World Green Building Council]
- Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities