Welcoming All: Inclusivity in Library Space
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Assess and improve your library's environment
Join Lauren Stara for ideas to help libraries assess and improve their environment in ways that promote equity, well-being, and health.
Libraries have long been known as places for everyone, but does your building really feel welcoming to all potential users? Inclusivity and equity in a library’s physical space are not just about accessibility in terms of mobility, vision, and hearing, but also for diversity related to gender and sensory abilities. Awareness of current conditions and trends is the first step.
Join Lauren Stara for ideas to help libraries assess and improve their environment in ways that promote equity, well-being, and health. Lauren will discuss small, inexpensive changes as well as more substantial long-term planning.
Join us on Wednesday, January 14 , 2026
at 2:00 pm US Eastern, 11:00 am US Pacific
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About Lauren
Lauren Stara is an architect and professional librarian specializing in library design. Her library experience includes everything from front desk clerk to director and adjunct instructor. As a Library Building Specialist for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Lauren assisted libraries across the Commonwealth with building improvement projects from 2013 to 2023. She now consults and presents on library building design, and is the author of Planning Library Spaces: A Practical Guide for Library Building Projects from Bloomsbury.
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Assess and improve the library environment to promote equity, well-being, and health.