Design Institute Hayward

Whether you're in the dreaming and planning stages or further along the design road, you'll find ideas, information, and inspiration, no matter what your budget allows!

Hosted by Library Journal in partnership with the Hayward Public Library, this installment of our library building and design event will bring you the latest trends in library design. Dig deep with architects, librarians, and vendors to explore building/renovating/retrofitting spaces both large and small that will redefine the relationship with your users and engage your community.

Known as the “heart of the bay,” Design Institute host city Hayward, California, is a diverse community rich in history and natural beauty. Located across the bay from San Francisco, Hayward can be easily reached via the San Mateo/Hayward bridge for those flying into SFO. Nearby cities San José and Oakland also have airports that provide an easy commute to Hayward. Join us in Hayward and take in everything the greater SF Bay Area has to offer!

This full-day think tank provides expert panel discussions with architects and librarians, as well as hands-on, architect-led breakout sessions dealing with real-life design challenges submitted in advance by you and your fellow attendees.

There will be plenty of face time and networking opportunities with colleagues throughout the day.

Does your library have a design problem or project you'd like to tackle head on with an architect? Submit your project here by August 18th and receive free registration.

Join us and get ideas, information, and inspiration for any design challenges your library might be facing!

Check out our full coverage of Design Institute Missoula 2022 and the 5 Design Challenges we tackled there.

This event is open to librarians, library board or foundation members, and the library’s city planners/officials. If you are an architect or vendor and would like to sponsor one of our 2023 Design Institute events, please contact Advertising Director Roy Futterman: rfutterman@mediasourceinc.com

Program
9:00 - 9:30 AM			REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Location: Outside Freemont Bank Room (2nd Floor)
9:30 - 9:45 AM			WELCOME REMARKS Lisa Peet \| Executive Editor, Library Journal Jayanti Addleman \| Director, Hayward Library Mark Salinas \| Mayor, Hayward, CA       Location: Freemont Bank Room (2nd Floor)
9:45 - 10:25 AM			SETTING THE VISION: ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND SCOPE When imagining a new library—its design, programs, and services—how might architects partner with library staff to support the visioning and pre-design stages? What do successful strategies look like to envision spaces that support diverse community needs, including projecting demographic needs or collaborating with community members who may not currently use the facilities? What should library planning staff know about cost considerations? In this session, designers will discuss approaches to the pre-design phases of a project, including offering practical tips on what factors to consider when making decisions about renovating or building new and site selection.  Katherine Rivard, Associate Principal, Anderson Brulé Architects Andrea Gifford, Principal, Group 4 Architecture Trina Goodwin, Associate Principal, Noll & Tam Architects Natalie Kittner, Senior Associate, WRNS Studio  Moderator: Jayanti Addleman, Director of Library Services, City of Hayward
10:25 - 10:35 AM			INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: ENVISIONWARE
10:40 - 11:20 AM			SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE LIBRARIES  As places of refuge and leaders in sustainable and inclusive design, libraries increasingly become civic beacons of innovation and community care. What can leaders and staff keep in mind when considering issues of safety—from natural disasters and emergencies—in their designs that must balance inclusion and a sense of welcome? What examples of sustainable design have emerged that balance these needs, especially those that positively impact operating costs? In this session, designers will discuss examples of projects that have successfully integrated functional safety features with aesthetic and programmatic designs that center people and their personal and shared experiences in library spaces.  Ray Johnston, Founding Partner, Johnston Architects Pauline Souza, Partner, Director of Sustainability, WRNS Studio Moderator: Emily Petty Puckett, Capital Project Manager, University of Michigan Library
11:20 - 11:35 AM			BREAK/VISIT SPONSORS
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM			KEYNOTE Greg Lucas, State Librarian
12:05- 1:05 PM			LUNCH Location: Freemont Bank Room (2nd Floor)
1:05 - 1:45 PM			PARTNERSHIPS: DESIGNING JOINT-USE FACILITIES Faced with the opportunity to move into a shared facility, how might libraries engage with the organizations that will share their spaces and the local areas that will host patrons and service users alike? Whether the library partners with a school, firehouse, or other civic or social institution, joint-use designs can maximize their shared programs, create effective adjacencies that allow for individualized service schedules or models, and offer synergies between programs, shared spaces, and services to build capacity and develop new or more comprehensive spaces. In this session, participants will learn from designers about what has worked and what to consider when facing a joint use build. Whatever the type of project, design elements from these unique partnerships can influence how libraries can be designed to serve multiple civic and community functions.  Mark Schoeman, Design Principal, Anderson Brulé Architects David Schnee, Principal, Group 4 Architecture Moderator: Lisa Peet, Executive Editor, Library Journal
1:45 - 1:55 PM			INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: CULTURAL SURROUNDINGS
1:55 - 3:40 PM			ARCHITECT-LED BREAKOUT SESSIONS FEATURING REAL-LIFE DESIGN CHALLENGES BREAKOUT 1: Milpitas Library - Santa Clara County Library District (Milpitas, CA) LED BY: GROUP 4 ARCHITECTURE Location: Homework Support Center (1st Floor) BREAKOUT 2: Main Library, Oakland Public Library (Oakland, CA) LED BY: WRNS STUDIO Location: Community Learning Center (3rd Floor) BREAKOUT 3: Octavia Fellin Public Library (Gallup, NM) LED BY: JOHNSTON ARCHITECTS Location: Technology Classroom (2nd Floor) BREAKOUT 4: Ontario City Library (Ontario, CA) LED BY: NOLL & TAM ARCHITECTS Location: Meeting Room C (2nd Floor) BREAKOUT 5: San José Public Library (San José, CA) LED BY: ANDERSON BRULÉ ARCHITECTS Location: Digital Learning Center (2nd Floor)
3:40 - 4:00 PM			BREAK/VISIT SPONSORS
4:00 - 4:40 PM			EVOLVING LITERACIES: DESIGNING FOR CREATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND INCLUSION During the programming phase of a building project, how do libraries collaborate effectively with designers, funders, or other decision-makers to decide “what goes where”? In this session, designers will offer tips for leaders and staff participating in developing library projects that offer flexibility, center inclusion, and balance the contemporary needs of people and material constraints. They will share examples from their work illustrating how libraries have continually evolved from buildings that stored print materials to community centers that support a variety of literacies through connection, play, and making, using examples future-ready libraries.  Chris Noll, Principal, Noll & Tam Architects Mona Johnston Zellers, Partner, Johnston Architects Moderator: Lindsey Vien, Acting Deputy Director of Library Services, City of Hayward
4:40 - 4:50 PM			CLOSING REMARKS
5:00 - 6:00 PM			COCKTAIL RECEPTION Hosted by Noll Architects & Hayward Library Location: Outside Plaza