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 Implications for Design
The research intent was to better understand how libraries work and how librarians, staff, patrons and communities relate to the institutions.

Secondary research helped to identify many of the facts, issues and forces affecting libraries. Primary research has provided a rich window on specific library operations. Here, various information gathering methods and tools, such as site observation, individual and group interviews, day-in-a-life journals and questionnaires revealed what they did and recorded what they thought.

Subsequent analysis revealed issues that may inform the design of ThinkeringSpaces.
These were organized into 6 categories:

Skill Development
• Develop media literacy
• Support information management
• Initiate early learning programs
• Stimulate critical thinking
• Expand factual knowledge

Patron Experience
• Make technology seamless
• Merge physical and virtual experiences
• Leverage the tangibility of books
• Support multiple modes of interaction
• Accommodate child development stages

Space and Infrastructure
• Provide state-of-the-art technologies
• Design adaptable spaces
• Make spaces multipurpose
• Facilitate networked environments
• Provide progressive levels of access

 		Outreach
• Make access egalitarian through networking
• Promote lifelong engagement and extension
• Make the library visible beyond its walls
• Engage community partners
• Provide multiple points of access

Programming
• Align to high-level principles drawn from sanctioned initiatives
• Encourage grass roots programming
• Reward collaborative programming across library systems
• Network with schools and community organizations
• Consider special interests as long-tail opportunities

Content
• Support various formats and media
• Assure age-appropriate content and interaction
• Extend and enrich content through Internet access
• Share with other libraries and library networks
• Provide opportunities for authorship