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Integrating digital offers

Opening the Book plans screen locations for all sizes and purposes - from study and presentations to collaboration, information, and promotion. Designs include power access for bring-your-own-device wherever we can. Our approach treats digital and print as complementary, working together rather than competing.

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5 Libraries

Leeds Music Library

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Yellow-upholstered lounge chairs beside a round study table with stationery at Leeds Music Library

Black office chairs and a grey acoustic pod with blue accents in a digital collaboration space at Leeds Music Library

Stylish lounge chairs and a wall-mounted screen in a digital engagement area at Leeds Music Library

Gateshead Library

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Three young adults interacting with a large touchscreen display in a digital information area at Gateshead Archive Library

Interactive touchscreen display and wooden map cabinets in a digital browsing area at Gateshead Archive Library

Interactive touchscreen displays showcasing historical maps and images in a digital information area at Gateshead Archive Library

Light blue chairs and study tables with individual reading lamps in a study area at Gateshead Archive Library

Four black ergonomic chairs in front of computer workstations at a digital study area at Gateshead Archive Library

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Southwater Library

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Interactive touchscreen table and purple upholstered seating in a digital engagement area at Southwater Library

Interactive touchscreen table with a child engaged in digital exploration at Southwater Library

Interactive touchscreen table being used by two patrons in a collaborative browsing space at Southwater Library

Bright green swivel chairs around a circular study table with computers in a digital learning area at Southwater Library

Black ergonomic chairs and computer workstations in a study area with browsing shelves at Southwater Library

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Lichfield Library

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Face-out book displays and a digital screen showcasing library services in a browsing area at Lichfield Library

Bright yellow curved desk with a scanner and computer stations against a stone wall at Lichfield Library

Interactive touchscreen table beside colourful browsing shelves in a children's reading area at Lichfield Library

Boots Library - Nottingham Trent University

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Bright green workstations with black chairs and computers in a study area at Boots Library

Black office chairs and collaborative work tables in a study area with green waste bins at Boots Library

Circular study tables with bright yellow dividers and computer stations at Boots Library

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Two grey upholstered chairs and a circular table in a young readers' browsing space with book displays at Birtley Library

High-backed grey chairs and yellow stools at a digital study area with touchscreen devices at Danum Library

Study seating areas with computer workstations and collaborative booths in a modern open-plan space at Oldham Library

Oldham Library - individual study desks with power

Oldham Library - individual pod with power

High tables with black stools and computer stations for digital access at Risca Palace Library

Four computer workstations with monitors displaying digital library resources in a study area at Sale Library

Light blue study booths with white tables and grey chairs beside historical black-and-white wall murals at Sale Library

Self-service kiosks and study desks with computers in a digital access area at Stafford Library

Purple lounge chairs and green study tables beside browser shelving in a digital offers area at Stafford Library

Purple lounge chairs arranged around white side tables in a digital presentation area at Stafford Library

Orange upholstered lounge chairs beside a small side table with a digital display at Stafford Library

High-backed white stools at a digital work station with a wall mural of community illustrations at Shoreditch Library

Brightly coloured stools in pink, grey, and yellow at a long white study table in a collaborative work area at Shoreditch Library

Study tables surrounded by browsing shelves in a designated reading area at Shoreditch Library

Students in blue shirts collaborating at a study table with laptops and resources in a library browsing area at Djanogly Academy

A student using a laptop on a portable desk in a study area with browsing shelves at Djanogly Academy

Black swivel chairs with orange seat cushions around a collaborative work table in a digital access area at Fullwell Cross Library

Circular study tables with computers and black chairs in a digital learning area at Llandudno Library

Curved study tables with orange and purple chairs in a digital learning area at Chadderton Library

Curved white study tables and orange upholstered chairs beside colourful book shelving at Stoke City Central Library

Bright blue self-service kiosk beside browsing shelves in the information area at Midsomer Norton Library

Curved study tables and computer stations in a digital learning area at Midsomer Norton Library

Modern study tables with computers and ergonomic chairs in a digital workspace at Morley Library

Circular tables surrounded by upholstered chairs beside browsing shelves and a screen at Kingham Hill School

Bright yellow study table with a computer setup and a book on programming at King Edward's School

Curved wooden counter with power access and seating for staff at County Library

Curved wooden study tables with power access and black chairs featuring orange upholstery in a collaborative work area at Brackenhurst Campus Library

Large screen displaying a news broadcast with modern seating in a digital engagement area at Brackenhurst Campus Library

Abingdon Library - battery charging in staffroom

Abingdon Library - battery in lockable cupboard supports desktop power and is removed to charge overnight in staffroom

Yellow-upholstered lounge chairs beside a round study table with stationery at Leeds Music Library

Black office chairs and a grey acoustic pod with blue accents in a digital collaboration space at Leeds Music Library

Stylish lounge chairs and a wall-mounted screen in a digital engagement area at Leeds Music Library

Three young adults interacting with a large touchscreen display in a digital information area at Gateshead Archive Library

Interactive touchscreen display and wooden map cabinets in a digital browsing area at Gateshead Archive Library

Interactive touchscreen displays showcasing historical maps and images in a digital information area at Gateshead Archive Library

Light blue chairs and study tables with individual reading lamps in a study area at Gateshead Archive Library

Four black ergonomic chairs in front of computer workstations at a digital study area at Gateshead Archive Library

Bean bag seating and a wall-mounted screen in a gaming corner beside graphic novels at Gateshead Central Library

Interactive touchscreen table and purple upholstered seating in a digital engagement area at Southwater Library

Interactive touchscreen table with a child engaged in digital exploration at Southwater Library

Interactive touchscreen table being used by two patrons in a collaborative browsing space at Southwater Library

Bright green swivel chairs around a circular study table with computers in a digital learning area at Southwater Library

Black ergonomic chairs and computer workstations in a study area with browsing shelves at Southwater Library

Face-out book displays and a digital screen showcasing library services in a browsing area at Lichfield Library

Bright yellow curved desk with a scanner and computer stations against a stone wall at Lichfield Library

Interactive touchscreen table beside colourful browsing shelves in a children's reading area at Lichfield Library

Bright green workstations with black chairs and computers in a study area at Boots Library

Black office chairs and collaborative work tables in a study area with green waste bins at Boots Library

Circular study tables with bright yellow dividers and computer stations at Boots Library

Two grey upholstered chairs and a circular table in a young readers' browsing space with book displays at Birtley Library

High-backed grey chairs and yellow stools at a digital study area with touchscreen devices at Danum Library

Study seating areas with computer workstations and collaborative booths in a modern open-plan space at Oldham Library

Oldham Library - individual study desks with power

Oldham Library - individual pod with power

High tables with black stools and computer stations for digital access at Risca Palace Library

Four computer workstations with monitors displaying digital library resources in a study area at Sale Library

Light blue study booths with white tables and grey chairs beside historical black-and-white wall murals at Sale Library

Self-service kiosks and study desks with computers in a digital access area at Stafford Library

Purple lounge chairs and green study tables beside browser shelving in a digital offers area at Stafford Library

Purple lounge chairs arranged around white side tables in a digital presentation area at Stafford Library

Orange upholstered lounge chairs beside a small side table with a digital display at Stafford Library

High-backed white stools at a digital work station with a wall mural of community illustrations at Shoreditch Library

Brightly coloured stools in pink, grey, and yellow at a long white study table in a collaborative work area at Shoreditch Library

Study tables surrounded by browsing shelves in a designated reading area at Shoreditch Library

Students in blue shirts collaborating at a study table with laptops and resources in a library browsing area at Djanogly Academy

A student using a laptop on a portable desk in a study area with browsing shelves at Djanogly Academy

Black swivel chairs with orange seat cushions around a collaborative work table in a digital access area at Fullwell Cross Library

Circular study tables with computers and black chairs in a digital learning area at Llandudno Library

Curved study tables with orange and purple chairs in a digital learning area at Chadderton Library

Curved white study tables and orange upholstered chairs beside colourful book shelving at Stoke City Central Library

Bright blue self-service kiosk beside browsing shelves in the information area at Midsomer Norton Library

Curved study tables and computer stations in a digital learning area at Midsomer Norton Library

Modern study tables with computers and ergonomic chairs in a digital workspace at Morley Library

Circular tables surrounded by upholstered chairs beside browsing shelves and a screen at Kingham Hill School

Bright yellow study table with a computer setup and a book on programming at King Edward's School

Curved wooden counter with power access and seating for staff at County Library

Curved wooden study tables with power access and black chairs featuring orange upholstery in a collaborative work area at Brackenhurst Campus Library

Large screen displaying a news broadcast with modern seating in a digital engagement area at Brackenhurst Campus Library

Abingdon Library - battery charging in staffroom

Abingdon Library - battery in lockable cupboard supports desktop power and is removed to charge overnight in staffroom

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