Richard Hall
"Libris Design" 		August 11, 1.30-3.30
Libris Design: A Library Facility Planning Database

If..
   You need to do a cost estimate for the entire library project by tomorrow morning for your City Manager and don't know where to startÖ
    You have a private donor who wants to give you money this week for a video conferencing center for the new library building, but wants to know the furniture, equipment and technology needs as well as the costÖ
   You have completed your library needs assessment, are starting to write your library building program, and are feeling overwhelmed by all the workÖ
   You would like to be able to do multiple "what if" scenarios to come up with the best library for your budgetÖ

Then Libris Design library facility planning software is the tool for you! Libris Design is a database of model library building programs that can be quickly and easily tailored to meet the requirements of your own library project. You start by choosing a model that is close to the size library you will be building and make changes to the physical spaces, furniture, equipment and shelving to customize the model to your local circumstances and to arrive at a cost and square footage for your library. The Libris Design database includes hundreds of pieces of furniture and equipment and a myriad of shelving types that are typically found in a public library. For each item of furniture, equipment, or shelving there are default costs and square footages that drive the program's ability to quickly make changes and recalculate vital numbers. However, the flexibility of Libris Design allows users to override all cost, square footage, and shelving choices to come up with a truly customized library building program.
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rhall@library.ca.gov

Richard Hall is the proposition 14 Interim Library Bond Act Manager for the California State Library. Mr. Hall joined the California State Library in January of 1990 as the Library Bond Act Manager for the original 1988 Library Bond Act also known as Proposition 85. Before then, Mr. Hall was the Library Construction Coordinator for the Georgia State Library for 12 years where he successfully managed an annual state grants-in-aid program for constructing and remodeling public library facilities.