In March 2020, libraries quickly shut down as a public safety precaution. While some have re-opened with limited offerings, many are looking to what’s next. 

Join us for our new online course, Designing for a Flexible Future, which explores how to create library spaces with flexibility in mind for today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities in a post-COVID era. Over three weeks, you’ll discover ways to reimagine your spaces so that they can be quickly adapted to meet the current and future needs or your library and patrons.

The speaker program runs on Wednesdays, May 5, 12, and 19, 2-4pm ET (recordings available on-demand) with an ongoing workshop over three weeks.

Register today and save 20% with early bird rates!

You’ll learn how to: 

• Embrace responsive design so that spaces can be easily reconfigured to address density, ad-hoc (or pop up) services, and public health informed controls (e.g. spacing)
• Adapt existing spaces to offer a variety of programming activities and uses
• Build safe, healthy environments that support individuals’ overall well-being
• Make decisions about furniture and layouts that support different modes of working and interacting
• Identify short- and long-term strategies and interventions to provide safe and meaningful services
• Create a roadmap for your library’s approach to post-COVID spaces, services, and uses
• Design inspiring and productive physical spaces by understanding large-scale trends

See the full program

Who should take this course:

• Library administrators or decision-makers seeking to understand what investments to make to their library spaces post-Covid and how to put them into action.
• Library staff and administrators looking for actionable ideas for reworking their current spaces for safety, adaptability and multi-use.
• Library staff seeking to identify opportunities for changes to their spaces based on health, safety, and overall well-being.

Group rates are available.

Send your team and increase your impact!

Contact us at libraryjournal@edmaker.co to learn more about our discounted rates.