Greenville County

"This book provides tips and ideas for libraries to envision, launch, and manage large-scale, innovative projects"-- Provided by publisher.

The rapid pace of change over the past thirty years has created an environment of instability. What has it meant for libraries? Budgets slashed, branches closed, and missions challenged. This collection of essays views a future focusing on innovative qualities and achievable projections that you can build on to meet the needs of your community.

"The Library Futures Series continues with this primer on design thinking, broadly defined as an approach to problem solving which prioritizes empathy with and deeper understandings of users to define a problem; actively engages in prototyping to develop solutions; and iterates solutions through implementation and resulting modification"-- Provided by publisher.

"Every decision you make affects how people experience your library. Aaron Schmidt and Amanda Etches count some 19 touchpoints--website, email, furniture, parking lot, events, newsletters, to name a few. Three elements are to be useful, useable, and desirable. Like three legs of a stool, missing any one will take you down. This book looks at the major checkpoints for user experience in a library, offering guidance on every facet, why it's important...

The interior design language of the 21st century is the language of retail, and libraries must be fluent to be successful. Most patrons are unaware of the variety of services and offerings that their local library can provide. Rightly or wrongly, library patrons expect robust merchandising, easily accessible spaces and self-directed way finding. Library Space Planning: A PLA Guide -- available in print or PDF -- is a brief and to-the-point guide that...

"This useful guide teaches youth services staff how to conduct solid community assessments and integrate outcome-based planning and evaluation into their work"-- Provided by publisher.