Opening the Book
Library design consultancy and reader development training for public library services in the UK and abroad
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-11-06
About Opening the Book
Opening the Book is a library design consultancy and reader development organisation. It studies how people use libraries and designs library interiors, including discovery layouts, and runs reading-for-pleasure programmes.
Its customers are public library services and library staff. Revenue comes from library design and space-planning work, and from training courses for senior managers and frontline staff, with self-assessed courses starting at £25. It also operates the whichbook.net book-discovery site.
The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire; its website dates its work to 1990. It has sister companies, Opening the Book USA and Opening the Book Canada, and its published work includes projects in Ireland, Australia and North America.
Product: Library interior design and space planning, reader development consultancy, and online training courses for library staff, plus the whichbook.net book-discovery site.
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