- First Designing Libraries Advisory Group Meeting
- Members of the new Designing Libraries Advisory Group met in Warwick on September 28th following a DL sponsor event in the town’s historic Judges’ House
- 06 Oct 2023
Latest News
- First Annual Sponsors’ Event
- Sponsors & sector leaders joined the Designing Libraries team in Warwick on September 28th to consider the priorities & future direction of the website
- 02 Oct 2023
- IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2023
- The “Public Library of the Year” award 2023 is presented by IFLA with the aim of honouring new public libraries
- 21 Aug 2023
- The Evolution of Public Libraries
- Designing Libraries Director, Ayub Khan, looks at the evolution of public libraries - and the implications for library design
- 13 Jul 2023
Designing Libraries
The centre for library design and innovation: a resource for planning and design, a database of libraries and a marketplace for services
Featured Case Studies
- Halsnaes Public Library Denmark
- The library brings nature inside
- Greenhill Library Harrow
- How Greenhill Library was transformed into a multi-purpose community, cultural and learning facility
- Peckham Library London
- A welcoming community space in the heart of Peckham…
- Neath Library Wales
- The main part of the project was the children's library which now incorporates a space themed area, and sensory Story Wall!
- St Stephen's Primary Church School Library Bath
- A fresh, welcoming library space where children can relax and engage in reading for pleasure
- Woodlock Hall Library Dublin City University
- DCU Library service opened its third library building in January 2022 on the All Hallows Campus in Drumcondra on the Northside of Dublin City.
- Little Lever Health Centre and Library Bolton
- A modern library at the heart of the community
- St Paul's Cray Library Bromley
- Library Refurbishment in Bromley Delights the Community!
Featured LIbraries
- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
- Libraries in the Middle East have developed remarkably in terms of construction, engineering and design.
- 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!
- LocHal, the library in a loco shed
- The LocHal is a new, world-class urban living room for Tilburg in a former locomotive shed of the Dutch National Railways.
- 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
Resources
- About libraries
- A guide to the main professional organisations, sources of data and information about libraries, library journals and other news sources.
- Related design sites
- National and international websites, online information sources and image galleries featuring library buildings and library design examples.
- 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
- Creative spaces for kids, learning spaces, revitalised public libraries, sustainable buildings, the future library - insights from our news stories.
- Reimagining the library
- Original articles and features on library innovation, library design trends and library service design, written or commissioned by Designing Libraries.
- Essential Design Guidelines
- Designing Libraries publishes a series of brief, practical Essential Design Guidelines in conjunction with its sponsoring companies.