Come together with librarians, architects, and product sponsors in Ohio on May 5 at Library Journal's Design Institute to explore building, renovating, and retrofitting spaces that support your library, and empower your community. Register by this Friday, April 28 to receive our promoted rate and save 20% off the price of your ticket(s)!

Arrive early on Thursday, May 4^th to explore a newly built regional library as well as two urban library branches in Columbus during an exciting (and optional) tour that will be followed by an evening reception at Columbus Metropolitan Library's Main Branch.

Whether you are pre-planning or ready to work with an architect and a design team, you'll brainstorm with your colleagues and walk away with ideas and expert guidance to fuel your next steps. But, don't just take our word for it:

• HBM Architects will lead a challenge featuring Union County Public Library in North Carolina. The challenge is building a new facility more than 10 times the size of the existing building.
  
  
• OPN Architects will lead a challenge featuring Skokie Public Library in Illinois. The library wants to improve their interior space to better server their patrons of all ages.
  
  
• Gund Partnership will lead a challenge featuring Bexley Public Library in Ohio. The library is facing a challenge of keeping their traditional feel while keeping up with the times.
  
  
• Grimm + Parker will lead a challenge featuring South Burlington Community Library in Vermont. The library is building a new building and hopes to be the cornerstone of a brand new downtown area.
  
  
• krM Architecture will lead a challenge featuring North Webster Community Public Library in Indiana. The library is looking to build a new space that is green, flexible, and can keep up with the changing community.
  
  

View our program to learn more.

If you have questions about registration and our preferential group rates,
please email ljevents@mediasourceinc.com.