Library Construction Statewide

Overview

Maine State Library Development Office facilitates the library construction process with libraries through the services of the District Consultants. Review Grants and Funding for opportunities related to construction.

Construction Projects

Public library construction projects with information on construction type, status of project, before and after size, costs, architect, and contractor.

Resources

Resources for the planning process, regulations & standards, architecture & design, and moving.

Planning Process

• Building Libraries and Library Additions: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, American Library Association
• Library Space Planning Guide, Shared by WebJunction Connecticut [PDF] This file requires the free Adobe Reader.
• Space Planning WebJunction
• Massachusetts Public Library Construction - Multiple helpful links to past projects and related documents
• Planning and Building Libraries: A ToolKit - Utah State Library Division (many links here)

Regulations and Standards

• Maine Public Library Definition with link to Maine Library Association Public Library 2007
• OWLS Public Library Standards Web Page with checklists and tools to facilitate calculations
• ADA: U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act

Architecture and Design

• Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Libris Design - Libris Design is a library facility planning information system
• American Society of Interior Designers
• Maine Architects and Engineers - Email & World Wide Web Links
• You & Your Architect: A Guide for a Successful Partnership [PDF] This file requires the free Adobe Reader.
• Maine QBS Program

Moving

• Moving Library Collections, Planning Shifts of Library Collections by Shirien Chappell