Posted on March 28th, 2013 by Nancy Grilk in Johnson Building Study, Major Projects
Tags: Back Bay, Copley Square
The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Johnson Improvement Project will meet on Monday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m. in the Boston Room of the Johnson Building, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street.
Community Advisory Committee Members
Community Advisory Committee 4-8-13 Agenda (posted April 4)
Posted on March 7th, 2013 by Gina Perille in Strategic Plan
Tags: Dudley, Roxbury, User-Centered Institution
The next Compass Roundtable will take place on Thursday, March 28, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Dudley Literacy Center of the Boston Public Library, located at 65 Warren Street in Roxbury. The focus will be on the User-centered Institution principle and will include information on youth outreach, the Dudley Fellowes Program, and the Xenos online language learning game. The leaders of the roundtable are JoAnn E. Butler, Coordinator of Literacy Services; Christine Schonhart, Director of Library Services, Branches; and Jessi Snow, Youth Services Coordinator.
Download and share the March Compass Roundtable flyer (PDF).
“Compass” is the name of the Boston Public Library’s strategic plan. The User-centered principle in the Compass states: The BPL is a user-centered institution with services that anticipate and respond to neighborhood interests and the changing demographics of the City and Commonwealth.
User-centered Institution is the eighth of eight principles that staff from the BPL have discussed with the public following the unanimous approval of the strategic plan by the BPL Board of Trustees in November 2011. Boston Public Library engaged its stakeholders in a two-year, three-phase planning process prior to that Board approval.
If you are not able to join the User-centered Institution roundtable, you are welcome to leave a comment on this blog or send an email to compass@bpl.org with your ideas.
Posted on March 5th, 2013 by Nancy Grilk in Johnson Building Study, Major Projects
The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Johnson Improvement Project will meet on Wednesday, March 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the Mezzanine Conference Room of the Johnson Building, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street. Agenda to follow.
Community Advisory Committee 3-13-13 Agenda (posted March 7)
Posted on March 1st, 2013 by Gina Perille in Johnson Building Study, Major Projects
Tags: Back Bay, Copley Square
The library continues to gather recommendations for aesthetic and programmatic improvements to the Johnson Building lobby and Deferrari Hall. Suggestions for the spaces include the creation of a welcoming, modern, and iconic entrance that inspires and excites visitors; implementation of better wayfinding and signage to showcase the library’s many services, collections, exhibitions, and programs; and incorporation of dynamic and interactive artistic elements to beautify the spaces and encourage public engagement.
Additional recommendations include highlighting information about the library’s history and the diverse community of users and neighborhoods it serves. Other suggestions include installation of large monitors and/or digital projection elements to enliven these spaces and provide platforms for display of real-time metrics about library usage and promotion of the library’s extensive digital collections.
Please let us know what you think about these recommendations by commenting on this post, sending an email to compass@bpl.org, or a letter to the BPL via 700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116.
Posted on February 28th, 2013 by Michael Colford in Johnson Building Study, Major Projects
Tags: Back Bay, Copley Square
A popular browsing area is evolving into an important part of the library experience on the first floor of the Johnson Building. It had previously been referred to a “Space X” and the “living room.” The purpose of this space is to serve the reader, the lifelong learner, and the browser in a manner that the best bookstores have been so successful. It will be open and inviting, allowing easy flow between such spaces as the lobby, circulation services , and the other important services on the first floor such as Tech Central and the Training Lab.
Some key components to the successful deployment of this space include:
Please let us know what you think about this evolving concept by commenting on this post, sending an email to compass@bpl.org, a letter to the BPL via 700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116.
