Planning Guides 

• Public Library Space Needs by Anders C. Dahlgren
  Guide to library building construction and planning written by the author of the revised Wisconsin Library Building Handbook, which is considered the standard work for construction projects.
  Note: Contains outdated version of Wisconsin Public Library Standards
  

• Wisconsin Public Library Standards, Fourth Edition, November 2005
  

• Wisconsin Public Library Standards Excel Workbook
  

• LIBRIS DESIGN is a library facility planning sytem that was developed for California Public Library planners. It is a complex system best suited for the California Library System, but contains vital information especially under the heading "General Requirements"

• Connecticut State Library: Planning Guide

• Contact MBLC library building consultants for the most recent version of the Library Building Program Workbook by Patience Jackson.