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Description: Just as library collections and the institutions that contain them have unique features, each library space has its own needs, character, and symbolism. What are the essential components, if any, of an appropriate, flexible, functional, and inviting library space? What are the effects of virtual collections on the physical aspects of the library? In this session, the panelists will explore the process of library design and how it can generate spaces that are agile, able to accommodate continual growth, capable of change, and friendly. Several major library building projects-from the past and present-including the Seattle Public Library designed by Rem Koolhaas and his firm, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, will inform the discussion.