Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries

Anders C. Dahlgren is president of Library Planning Associates and has devoted his career to library planning and design concerns. As a public librarian and library director, he became involved with facilities planning and design. For 14 years, he served as consultant for public library construction and planning for the Wisconsin state library agency, during which time he conferred with two-thirds of the state’s 380 public libraries. As a consulting librarian with Library Planning Associates, Inc. he has consulted with more than 150 libraries, in 25 states, and four countries. Two of his projects have been recognized by Library Journal as Library of the Year, three by LJ as a New Library Landmark, and two by the American Institute of Architects with an Honor Award. Charles G. Forrest is Principal, 21CL Consulting, LLC, and has over thirty-five years of experience in academic and research libraries. After nearly a decade with the University of Illinois libraries, first in Chicago, then at the flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign, he moved to Emory University in 1988 where he held a series of administrative positions in the Emory Libraries, including director of instructional support services, director of planning and budget, and director of library facilities. Charles served as library project manager for many library construction and renovation projects at Emory until his retirement in May 2016.