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Designing Prison Libraries
Designing Prison Libraries
Prisons have a duty to try to reduce reoffending rates after release. The prison library has a big role to play in this effort.
Resources for library design
Resources for library design
A reference library of websites, online resources, articles and books related to all aspects of library planning and design.
Insights in library design
Insights in library design
Creative spaces for kids, learning spaces, revitalised public libraries, sustainable buildings, the future library - insights from our news stories.
Reimagining the library
Reimagining the library
Original articles and features on library innovation, library design trends and library service design, written or commissioned by Designing Libraries.

Featured Libraries

Dunfermline Library
Dunfermline Library
This library holds a special place in library history as it is the first of 2,509 Carnegie libraries Andrew Carnegie endowed throughout the world!
Grantown Library, Highland
Grantown Library, Highland
Grantown Library is situated in Grantown-on-Spey, a small, popular holiday town in the Highlands, with a population of around two and a half thousand