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Preliminary Program ALA Annual, Chicago, July 2009 

Materials from the ALA Annual, Anaheim, June 2008.

2007 - Library Interiors Discussion Group
No Shushing Required Acoustics in Library (Open) Spaces
2007 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Minding the COOP: Maintaining and Improving Library Security Through Continuity of Operations
2007 - Library Interior Design Awards Committee
Why Does My Building Project Need and Interior Designer?
2007 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Libraries and Landscapes
2007 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Is the Learning Commons Enough? --Asking the Better Questions.
2007 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
2007 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
2006 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
What Have You Done for Your Adults Lately? Spaces for Boomers and Beyond
2006 -
O-5 in 90 Minutes-Early Literacy Spaces
2006 - Library Interior Design Awards Committee
ALA/IIDA Interior Design Awards
2006 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Documents of Desire: Talking With Your Architect
2006 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
When Bad Things Happen to Good Libraries
2006 - Architecture for Public Libraries
The 3 R’s: Renovation, Restoration, Remodeling
2005 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Raise High the Roof Beams: Building a Library Security Network
2005 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Y-Libraries: Designing and Building for Generation Y
2005 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Changing Services/Changing Design
2005 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Walk on the Future Side
2005 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
2005 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
2004 -
Is the Honeymoon Over? Post Occupancy Building Evaluations for Libraries
2004 -
Collaboration and the Building Project: Jacked Up or High Jacked
2004 -
Going Green Without Going Broke: Revisited
2003 - Architecture for Public Libraries
New Visions in Public Libraries: Innovative Processes, Partnerships, and Programs
2003 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee (w/LAMA Governmental Affairs Committee)
The USA Patriot Act: Managing Libraries in the Age of Terrorism
2003 - Functional Space Requirements Committee
Future Space: the Impact of New Technology on the Social Use of Space
2003 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
2003 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
2003 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
If You Brew It, They Will Come: Applying Retail Techniques to Creating Customer-Based Libraries

Materials from the ALA Atlanta Program, June 2002.

  • The Politics of Space: Strange Bedfellows Make New Libraries
    The L!BRARY INITIATIVE:  New York City reinvents elementary school L!BRARIES
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  • University of Georgia Student Learning Center Tour and Case Study
    Link to presentations on UGA Libraries Student Learning Center Website

Bill Potter, University Librarian and Associate Provost
PDF Slide Presentation.
PDF Slides suitable for printing

David Matthews-Morgan, Director Engineering Services with UGA's EITS
PDF Slide Presentation.
PDF Slides suitable for printing

Tim Fish, Design Architect
PDF Slide Presentation.
PDF Slides suitable for printing

2002 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Going Green Without Going Broke: High Impact, Low Cost
2002 - Functional Space Requirements Committee
The Politics of Space
2002 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
Information Commons: Building, Design, and Service Planning
2002 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Don’t Get Floored! Flooring Choices for Libraries
2002 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Library Security on Trial, the Sequel: Workplace Violence

Materials from the ALA San Francisco Program, June 2001.

 2001 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee

Creating the WOW Library. . .Wonder Filled Spaces, Original Design, Welcoming Environment
2001 -
Low Cost, High Impact: Getting the Most of Your Renovation $$
2001 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Uncommon Sense: Effective Security Solutions with Teens
2001 -
How Big Should My Building Be?
2001 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
2001 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
2000 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Service Desks, Beacon or Barrier: Are You Being Served?
2000 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Tour of the Merchandise Mart
2000 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
You Be the Judge: Library Security on Trial
1999 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
You Got Exactly What You Ordered: The Nuts and Bolts of Buying Patron Furniture
1999 - Library Buildings Award Committee
ALA/AIA Library Buildings Award Presentation
1999 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Affordable Electronic Building Security Systems
1999 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Way Cool: Designing Young Adult Spaces That Work
1999 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
2001 A Space Odyssey: Rethinking Library Buildings in a Digital Age
1998 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Not Just "Shhh" Anymore: Improving Library Acoustics
1998 - Architecture for Public Libraries
It Isn't Easy to be Green: Environmentally Friendly Libraries Sustaining Our Resources
1998 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Who's Minding the Store: Insider Theft in Libraries
1997 - Library Interiors Furnishings and Equipment Committee
Give us a Sign: Designing Effective Library Signage
1997 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Multiuse Facilities: Converging Destinies, E-merging Facilities
1997 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Preparing for Disaster: Building Protection Planning Before the Fact
1997 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Eye of the Beholder: Can an Architect and a Librarian Love the Same Building?
1996 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Espresso and Ambience: What Libraries Can Learn From Bookstore Design
1996 - Functional Space Requirements Committee
Building Library Programs with 'Building Blocks'
1996 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Security 101: A Primer
1995 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Lighten Up: How to Write a Library Lighting Program
1995 - Equipment Committee
Want It, Need It, Gotta Have It: A Process for Selecting Furniture and Equipment
1995 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
1995 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Awards Program
1995 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Stop Thief! Strategies for Keeping Your Collections From Disappearing
1994 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Charrette: The Client Interactive Process for Library Design
1994 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Business as Usual? Managing through the Muddle: Providing Library Services during Periods of Construction and Renovation
1994 - School Library Media Facilities Committee
Trip the Light, Fantastic!! Answers to Questions about Lighting in School Libraries
1993 - Architecture for Public Libraries
The Denver Experience: Building(s) for the Future
1993 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Planning Academic Library Building Additions: A Seamless Approach
1993 - Equipment Committee
Healthy Air: Preventing Sick Building Syndrome
1993 - Library Buildings Award Committee
1993 ALA/AIA Library Buildings Award Program
1993 - School Library Media Facilities Committee
Redesigning School Library Media Centers: Creating Space for Changing Curriculums
1992 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Beyond Post-Modernism: Public Library Architecture at the End of the 20th Century
1992 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Planning Libraries in a Larger Context: Campus Master Plans and Libraries
1992 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Is Your Library an Accessory to Crime?
1991 - Architecture for Public Libraries
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Flexibility vs. Function in Building Design/Reinventing a New Building
1991 - Equipment Committee
So Many Services, So Little Space: Getting the Most Out of Your Current Facility
1991 - Library Buildings Award Committee
1991 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award Program
1990 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Chicago/Los Angeles New Central Libraries in the Works
1990 - Equipment Committee
2001: A Library Shelving Odyssey
1989 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
High-Tech Reference in a Low-Tech Space
1989 - Library Buildings Award Committee
1989 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award Program
1989 - School Library Media Facilities Committee
High Tech Stuff in Low Tech Spaces
1988 - College and University Libraries Committee
Getting Your Money's Worth: A Client's Guide to Library Building Consultations
1987 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Everyone Makes Mistakes: Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Library Buildings
1987 - Library Buildings Award Committee
1987 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award Program
1986 - Program Committee
The Humane Electronic Workplace
1985 - Library Buildings Award Committee
1985 AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award Program
1985 - School Library Media Facilities Committee
School Library Media Facilities: Making the Most of What You've Got
1984 - Facilities for Specialized Library Services Committee
Access: A National Crisis from an Intimate Perspective
1984 - Library Buildings Awards Committee
Why Library Buildings Win Awards -- A Jury in Action
1983 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Alternative Structures for Small Libraries: Dream or Nightmare?
1983 - Equipment Committee
Human Response to Library Equipment and Space
1983 - Library Building Award Committee
The Jury's Verdict: AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
1983 - School Library Media Facilities Committee
Pre-Conference
2007 - Functional Space Requirements Committee
Building Blocks: Touring a Block at a Time
2007 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Off-Site but Not Out of Reach: the Shared High Density Storage Solution
2006 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Millennials: If You Build It, Will They Come?
2005 - BES
Tour of Three New Chicago Area Public Libraries
2005 - BES
Case Study/Tour of Valparaiso University Library
2003 -
Case Study/Tour of the University of Toronto’s New/Renovated Gerstein Science and Other Libraries
2002 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Case Study/Tour of the University of Georgia Student Learning Center
2000 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Planning a Library Building Project: A Survival Kit for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries
2000 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
People Places, Human Spaces: Designing Libraries with the User Experience in Mind
1999 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee and Library Storage Discussion Group
If The Book Doesn't Fit...Managing a Library Storage Facility
1998 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Hub-Bub: Basics of Electrical and Data Distribution in Your Library
1997 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Nuts, Bolts, and Bytes: State of the Art Solutions for Library Buildings
1996 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Violence in the Library: Prevention, Preparedness and Response
1995 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Touring the Mart
1995 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Reducing Technostress: Building Healthy, Productive Library Environments
1994 - Equipment Committee
Get Wired: Planning for Telecommunications in Libraries
1994 - Safety and Security of Library Buildings Committee
Violence in the Library: Protecting Staff and Patrons
1993 - Buildings and Equipment Section
Library Buildings, Equipment and the ADA: Compliance Issues and Solutions
1992 - Equipment Committee
Making the Most of What You've Got: Effective Renovation Strategies
1991 - Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Libraries for the Future: Planning Buildings that Work
1989 - Architecture for Public Libraries
Appointments with Destiny: Choosing Furniture for Libraries
1989 - Equipment Committee
Consumer's Report on Library Lighting
1987 - Buildings and Equipment Section
The Great Divide: The Challenge of Library Storage
1986 - Buildings and Equipment Section
The Humane Electronic Workplace
1984 - Buildings and Equipment Section
Planning Library Buildings: From Decision to Design

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