library design - Proposals - Library 2.021 Reinventing Libraries Covid - Library 2.02024-03-29T09:04:09Zhttps://www.library20.com/proposals-RLAC/feed/tag/library+designHow Will Post-COVID Library Buildings Be Different?https://www.library20.com/proposals-RLAC/how-will-post-covid-library-buildings-be-different2021-03-16T16:01:41.000Z2021-03-16T16:01:41.000ZLauren Starahttps://www.library20.com/members/LaurenStara<div><p><strong>Your Name and Title:</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Lauren Stara</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Library Building Specialist</span></p><p><strong>Library, School, or Organization Name:</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners</span></p><p><strong>Co-Presenter Name(s):</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Andrea Bunker</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Library Building Specialist</span></p><p><strong>Area of the World from Which You Will Present:</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Boston, Massachusetts, United States</span></p><p><strong>Language in Which You Will Present:</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">English</span></p><p><strong>Target Audience(s):</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Library Directors, Administrators, Trustees, and Staff</span></p><p><strong>Short Session Description (one line):</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Post-Pandemic Library Buildings: how will they be different?</span></p><p><strong>Full Session Description (as long as you would like):</strong><strong><br /></strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Since March 2020, librarians have been working tirelessly to find ways to bring services to their users. Digital platforms, sure, but what about library buildings? Plexiglas barriers, curbside services, HEPA filtration units – which of these innovations will remain, and for how long?</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ Library Building Specialists, in collaboration with Sasaki, have developed a set of best practices for library space design, including a section with tips for the pandemic and beyond. We’ll talk about what we think will last into the post-pandemic era and how to make your spaces flexible, anticipating new services and needs.</span></p><p><strong>Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:</strong><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://mblc.state.ma.us/libraryspace"><span style="font-weight:400;">https://mblc.state.ma.us/libraryspace</span></a></p></div>