Maine Library Construction Resources

Planning Process

WebJunction's Focus on Space Planning for Libraries, "There are many resources available to help you calculate the space requirements for library programs, services, and collections."
Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline / 1998 by Anders C. Dahlgren
Maine library building projects by status ( completed, under construction, planning), type of construction, population, size before, size after, construction cost, architect, and contractor
Library Buildings 2003: These Joints are Jumpin' by By Bette-Lee Fox
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)
Planning and Building Libraries, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies , University of British Columbia (many links here)

Maine Library Association Public Library Standards 2000, available as a Word document, PDF from the MLA website
OWLS Public Library Standards Web Page with checklists and tools to facilitate calculations
ADA: U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act