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This guide was created to provide students with case studies, books, websites, and other resources on library design. Navigate this guide using the topics on the left.

Highsmith, Carol M. Burke Centre Library, Burke, Virginia. September 2011. Photograph. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-highsm-20406. This image is in the public domain.

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Library Spaces | Whole Building Design Guide
Design issues common to many types of libraries
Time-Saver Standards
The Time-Saver Standards series provides design, architecture and construction standards for all types of projects, including standard layouts and plans

Contemporary Library Architecture: A Planning and Design Guide (ebook) by Ken Worpole
Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).
Libraries: A Design Manual (ebook) by Nolan Lushington; Wolfgang Rudorf; Liliane Wong
Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).
Learn for Life: New Architecture for New Learning by Sven Ehmann (Editor)
Call Number: NA 6590 .L43 2012
Explores a broad range of learning spaces, including kindergartens, schools, universities, libraries, educational centers, offices, conference rooms, laboratories, temporary spaces, and more

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