Designed for Productivity: Darien Library, Darien, Connecticut The Need The half-century-old library serving Darien, Connecticut was stretched to the limit. Designed for 120,000 items, it held over 160,000. (Every time a new book was added, staff had to discard an old one.) The only practical solution was to build a new library, so the staff and trustees started planning and fund-raising. At the same time, staff began to look for ways t

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