Building Resources

To suggest additions, please email Anne Hamland at ahamland@wvls.org.

Resources

ADA Standards for Accessible Design, 2010
Wisconsin Public Library Standards (Wisconsin DPI, 2018)
- Where does your library fall? Tier 1, 2, or 3?
Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline (Wisconsin DPI, 2009)
- Space needs worksheet
- Use this worksheet to assess what you have versus what you need.
- Collection space, public computers, seating…
Public Libraries Survey, Institute of Museum and Library Service
- Find your library peers, how do you compare to their performance?
Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide (Wisconsin DPI, 2019)

Prepare Your Marketing Toolkit

Your library will be creating products to plan, inform, and market your building project.

Gather your marketing toolkit:

Library logo
- jpg, png image files for internet use
- pdf image file for print
- small and large files
Designate one email address for all building project contact
Gather or take pictures of current library space, indoor and outdoor, preferably on a sunny day
Create an email list to send project updates and communications to the public: newspaper, radio, news channel, chamber, city council, city clerk, city departments, library board, friends of the library…

Building Project Webinar Series

Are You Ready for a Building Project? Assessing Space Needs and Community Readiness, April 2019
- John Thompson, Director, IFLS Library System

Free Web Junction Series

Betha Gutsche leads the FREE, self-paced, three-part series “Making Space for Active Learning in Your Library” from Web Junction.

Active Learning and Community Discovery
From Discovery to Design
Action Planning and Implementation

Course material was developed as part of the Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces project, funded by OCLC and a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). WebJunction partnered with the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL)

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