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  2. About us
    1. A collaborative resource
    2. History and purpose
    3. People at Designing Libraries
    4. Policy framework
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  3. Database
    1. Search the database
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  4. Featured libraries
    1. Better by design
    2. Case studies
      1. Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
      2. All Saints Junior School
      3. Aquinas Sixth Form College
      4. Canada Water Library
      5. Canterbury Christchurch
      6. Central St Martins
      7. Chichester Library
      8. Church Street Library
      9. City of Bristol College
      10. Croydon College
      11. David Wilson Library
      12. Dorking Library
      13. Ealing Central Library
      14. High Wycombe Library
      15. Hull History Centre
      16. Idea Store Watney Market
      17. Kent History and Library Centre
      18. Manchester Central Library
      19. Milton Keynes Library
      20. Orpington Library
      21. Powerhouse, Manchester
      22. Redbridge Central Library
      23. University of Northampton
      24. Wakefield One
      25. Woking Library
      26. Woolwich Centre Library
      27. More case studies...
        1. Chelmsley Wood Library
        2. Claremont High School
        3. Coventry History Centre
        4. Haltwhistle Primary School
        5. Milford Haven Library
        6. Oldbury Library, Sandwell
        7. Spurgeon's College Library
        8. Washington Library
    3. Library trends
      1. The Library of Birmingham: engaging the community
      2. Rethinking libraries in Surrey
      3. Idea Stores: the next generation
  5. Resources
    1. About libraries
      1. Library organisations
      2. Library journals and news
    2. Related design sites
    3. Reference library
      1. Academic libraries
      2. Accessibility
      3. Architects and architecture
      4. Communities and the environment
      5. Green libraries
      6. Planning and design
      7. Public libraries
      8. School libraries
      9. Storage and preservation
      10. Technology and digital services
    4. Essential Design Guidelines
      1. Managing a library design project
      2. Planning a library relocation
      3. Photographing your library
    5. Free graphic designs
      1. Notices
      2. Posters
  6. Marketplace
    1. Library design and planning
      1. Architecture
      2. Interior design
      3. Library signage
      4. Relocation and storage
    2. Furniture and shelving
      1. Library furniture and shelving
      2. Library and archive storage
      3. Display furniture and equipment
      4. Contract furniture suppliers
    3. Library technology
      1. Assistive technologies
      2. Library management systems
      3. RFID and security systems
      4. Technology services
    4. Library materials
      1. Bibliographical services
      2. Conservation and protection
      3. Library suppliers
      4. Stock management
    5. E-content and digital services
      1. E-content providers
      2. Digitisation
    6. Consultancy and training
      1. Consultants and trainers
      2. Recruitment
    7. Sponsors
      1. Bisset Adams
      2. D-Tech
      3. Demco Interiors
      4. FG Library
      5. Harrow Green
      6. Point Eight
    8. Advertisers
      1. Bruynzeel
      2. The Design Concept
      3. Ecospace
      4. Gresswell
      5. Lustrum
      6. Opening the Book
      7. Peters Books and Furniture
      8. Rackline
  7. News
    1. New library for Bradford city centre
    2. Contemporary Library Architecture
    3. Coventry Central Library reopens
    4. New Liverpool Central Library opens
    5. Green building award for Bradford
    6. Enter the SCONUL Library Design Awards
    7. Refurbishment of Blackburn Central Library begins
    8. Exeter's new central library development
    9. New look library for Christchurch
    10. Modernisation plan for Bury's libraries
    11. Funding boosts new library developments in Wales
    12. Hammersmith Library set for £2m upgrade
    13. New library built from shipping containers
    14. Dublin Central Library relocation planned
    15. Bristol's Junction 3 library opens
    16. Atkinson Centre library opens in Southport
    17. Library to be built in Wallsend retail centre
    18. Dorchester library refurbishment begins
    19. New library for Finchley housing development
    20. SLA Library Design Awards shortlist announced
    21. New libraries, new spaces - for young and old
    22. £37m campus library for Birmingham University
    23. RFID for the Royal College of Nursing
    24. University of Hull releases first transformation images
    25. New library opens in Derby
    26. Refurbishment for Carnegie library
    27. The library under the garden
    28. New library for Square Mile
    29. New £27.5m library for University of Leeds
    30. Library users say they need quiet libraries
    31. Kids allowed
    32. New libraries, new directions
    33. Library book vending machine for Warwickshire
    34. Helsinki University Library: vision, design, collaboration
    35. Work starts on new Totnes library
    36. Library users pitch for their ideal library
    37. Take the library design survey
    38. More services for libraries on the move
    39. First bookless public library to open this year
    40. Work nears completion on Liverpool Central Library
    41. Rotterdam Central Library gets its own 'hive'
    42. 2012 News Archive
      1. New York Public Library plans unveiled
      2. Bromsgrove library to move to community facility
      3. £1.6m Lottery grant to fund new home for York archive
      4. New wing, new name for Durham University library
      5. The year in architecture 2012
      6. Pembrokeshire library and archives on the move
      7. Learning resource centres to benefit from government funding
      8. Making marketing work in libraries
      9. Green library for Nottingham Trent University
      10. RFID is working
      11. Wakefield One - aspiring and inspiring
      12. Forster Ecospace awarded Bodleian contract
      13. Bold designs for York's new archive facility
      14. How to photograph your library
      15. The Hive - managing the new facility
      16. Aberdeen University Library
      17. New public library designed as a mountain of books
      18. Library interior design winners profiled
      19. The Duston School wins SLA Library Design Award
      20. Organic design concept for new Chinese library
      21. New Weston library opens in Town Hall hub
      22. How library spaces are changing
      23. University of Essex to expand library
      24. The designed librarian
      25. Liverpool Central Library reaches a new height
      26. Shops for libraries
      27. IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment newsletter
      28. York University Learning Commons, Toronto, Canada
      29. Manchester Central Library takes shape
      30. Better together - the potential of library partnerships
      31. Children's library and discovery centre
      32. Managing a successful library design project
      33. Self-service libraries in China
      34. Libraries in repurposed buildings
      35. The bookless library
      36. Lancashire to make £3m investment in libraries
      37. The Queen and the Hive
      38. The Passmore Edwards Centre opens
      39. New ISO standard for library buildings
      40. Lending laptops in libraries
      41. The library as an inventive space
      42. New library for BFI Southbank
      43. School Library Design Award finalists announced
      44. The library design test kitchen
      45. Bisset Adams to design Monza library
      46. JB Morrell Library reopens
      47. Durham University Library on the move
      48. Think services, not buildings
      49. Work starts on Leicestershire's biggest library
      50. World's first green library for kids
      51. The Hive scoops national sustainability award
      52. But is it art?
      53. Library of Birmingham building project changing lives
      54. Library shelving system for Library of Birmingham
      55. The Hive to open July
      56. Kent History and Library Centre opens for business
      57. Big screen collaboration hits academic libraries
      58. Library design and architecture 2012
      59. The Link opens doors for the community
      60. Library design around the world
      61. University of Exeter library to open in May
      62. New library for Wiltshire
      63. Dudley Libraries team wins EDGE award
      64. Library design showcase 2012
      65. Designing Libraries gets its own makeover
      66. City library to move to Wakefield One
      67. A Nimble way to read
      68. Llanelli Library reopens after £3.8m refurbishment
      69. New libraries added to the database
      70. The new landmark libraries
      71. Cool campus at Central St Martins
      72. New Hackney library for Dalston
      73. Learning commons at Croydon College
      74. University of Aberdeen Library
      75. Canada Water Library
    43. 2011 News Archive
      1. A library for bike and book lovers
      2. New Norwegian library designed as an inviting space
      3. That circulation desk
      4. Palace Cinema reopens as library
      5. Learning commons space for University of Northampton
      6. Upgrade for Blackpool Library
      7. The new Stuttgart City Library
      8. Green library in a simple box
      9. Library of the future, now
      10. China's Liyuan library 'made of sticks'
      11. Libraries in the digital age
      12. SLA Library Design Award winner
      13. Impressive public architecture
      14. School libraries transformed by technology
      15. Download free books with this app
      16. Redevelopment of Elmer Square
      17. New library for Southsea
      18. Walsall installs RFID
      19. Callaghan Library for Ruskin College
      20. Self-service units for Woolwich
      21. D-Tech wins Blackpool tender
      22. Pods for hire at Northampton Library
      23. New step-by-step guide to planning a library relocation
      24. Cowbridge Library designed for changing times
      25. Royal opening of university library
      26. Refurbished Cardiff library reopens
      27. £157k Briercliffe Library revamp begins
      28. £1.9m refurbishment for Stockton library
      29. Swindon library gets fire safety upgrade
      30. Watford's winning college campus
      31. Rye Library opens in old Woolworth store
      32. Bridgend library relocation
      33. Award winning library
      34. New campus with 5 storey library in Edinburgh
      35. Next phase for Wolverhampton Central Library
      36. Didsbury Library set for overhaul
    44. 2010 News Archive
      1. Rickley Park School Library
      2. Library of Birmingham images
      3. New Brunel library opens in Bristol
      4. Library Design Awards 2010
      5. Greenest UK building officially opened
      6. Heritage library refurbishment in Llanelli
      7. Grant for National University of Ireland Library
      8. Official opening of new Antrim Library
      9. Sustainability award for McClay Library
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    3. Umbrella 2013
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