Libraries—Design for exploration and connectivity
We continuously draw from a deep knowledge base about the future of libraries. These ideas come from the most important stakeholders—library professionals and library users—along with best practices from our other areas of expertise, including hospitality, retail, student life, and workplace.
Today’s libraries cease to be the hallowed temples of book-bound knowledge protected by an army of (albeit welcoming and helpful) guards. Many of their traditional services have been usurped by the information economy that we constantly tap into through the ubiquitous mobile devices we carry.
And yet—the library is more relevant than ever. It represents our shared faith in the ideals of an educated democracy and the opportunity for self-improvement. It’s where beliefs are shared, values debated, and new knowledge created. Libraries are community kitchens for experimentation with new ideas, for problem solving and entrepreneurship.
