Buildings and spaces

People Places

People Places will assist you with the planning and design of public library buildings.

There are five sections to guide you through the process. Sections can be used independently, collectively or in sequence depending on what is appropriate for the particular project.

People sitting in a library with bookshelves

Library spaces

Seating, bookshelves and people inside a library

Modular and small libraries

Find resources and templates to assist with the planning and design of small library buildings.

Person picking a book off a shelf of a mobile library

Mobile libraries

Guidelines for mobile libraries and other outreach service models.

interior of kiama library with coloured glass windows

Tools and calculators

People Places tools can assist with determining the appropriate location, size and layout of a library building.