Library requirements and the planning process -- The alternatives to a new library building -- Planning preliminaries -- The planning team, with architect and consultants -- General programming -- Programming: housing the collections -- Programming: accommodations for readers and collections -- Programming: space for staff and general purposes -- Budgeting and expense control -- Building additions and renovations -- Master planning and siting -- Schematic considerations -- Design development -- Construction documents -- Bidding, business concerns, and construction -- Activation.
