{"id":24320,"date":"2018-11-12T07:50:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T18:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaketyyak.nzstaging.com\/blog-modern-library-furniture\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:17:47","slug":"blog-modern-library-furniture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/blog-modern-library-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container us_animate_afb\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Yakety Yak Blog<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><br \/>\nMostly about cool libraries, furniture and modern library design \u2013 keeping you abreast of our world<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-grid us_grid type_grid layout_6 cols_4 pagination_regular preload_style_spinner\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--columns:4;--gap:0.5rem;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:1280px){#us_grid_1{--columns:3!important}}@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1{--columns:2!important}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1{--columns:1!important}}.layout_6 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_6 .usg_post_image_1{transition-duration:0.3s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%)}.layout_6 .w-grid-item-h:focus-within .usg_post_image_1,.layout_6 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_post_image_1{transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%);opacity:1}.layout_6 .usg_post_image_1{margin-bottom:1rem!important}.layout_6 .usg_post_title_1{margin-bottom:1rem!important;font-family:var(--font-family)!important}.layout_6 .usg_post_date_1{font-family:var(--font-family)!important}.layout_6 .usg_btn_1{margin-top:1.5rem!important;color:#222222!important;background:#ffffff!important}.layout_6 .usg_hwrapper_1{color:#9e9e9e!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-59444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"59444\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/03\/children-can-get-lost-in-reading-village-full-of-colourful-huts-at-transformed-paris-school-library\/\" aria-label=\"Children can get lost in reading village full of colourful huts, at transformed Paris school library.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-141941-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/03\/children-can-get-lost-in-reading-village-full-of-colourful-huts-at-transformed-paris-school-library\/\">Children can get lost in reading village full of colourful huts, at transformed Paris school library.<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T14:28:19+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>25 March 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">At L\u00e9opold S\u00e9dar Senghor School in Paris, Atelier Pierre-Louis Gerlier transforms a former storage room into an immersive library designed as a colourful learning landscape. The...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/03\/children-can-get-lost-in-reading-village-full-of-colourful-huts-at-transformed-paris-school-library\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-59469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"59469\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/02\/a-practical-guide-to-creating-ergonomic-workspaces\/\" aria-label=\"A practical guide to creating ergonomic workspaces\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/INSTINCT-FURNITURE-NZ-ALL-Shoot-Mar-2019-1461-of-1848-copy-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/02\/a-practical-guide-to-creating-ergonomic-workspaces\/\">A practical guide to creating ergonomic workspaces<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T10:50:13+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>26 February 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">An ergonomic work setup is essential for creating healthy workspaces that reduce occupational injuries and support staff wellbeing. Workstations should promote a natural posture...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/02\/a-practical-guide-to-creating-ergonomic-workspaces\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-58013 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"58013\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/01\/revitalised-historic-slovak-library\/\" aria-label=\"Revitalised historic Slovak Library\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-22-133603-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/01\/revitalised-historic-slovak-library\/\">Revitalised historic Slovak Library<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-22T15:32:30+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>22 January 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">The project by Doxa and Bistan Architekti revitalises the P. O. Hviezdoslav Regional Library in Pre\u0161ov, Slovakia. Housed within three adjoining historic townhouses, the...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2026\/01\/revitalised-historic-slovak-library\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"57954\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/12\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library-copy\/\" aria-label=\"A library for young students in Zanzibar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mariams-library-parallel-studio-architecture-zanzibar_dezeen_2364_col_8-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/12\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library-copy\/\">A library for young students in Zanzibar<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T12:08:05+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>22 December 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">Architecture practice Parallel Studio has punctured the white walls of this children's library in Zanzibar with small holes, providing natural ventilation and casting shadows...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/12\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library-copy\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-56683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"56683\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/11\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library\/\" aria-label=\"Wright &#038; Wright adds &#8220;calm and confident&#8221; extension to University of Oxford library\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/spencer-building-corpus-christi-library-oxford-university-wright-wright-architects-uk-architecture-education_dezeen_2364_col_4-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/11\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library\/\">Wright &#038; Wright adds &#8220;calm and confident&#8221; extension to University of Oxford library<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-22T10:13:12+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>22 November 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">London studio Wright &amp; Wright has expanded the University of Oxford's Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/11\/wright-wright-adds-calm-and-confident-extension-to-university-of-oxford-library\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-56577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"56577\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/10\/choosing-the-right-yakety-yak-desk-a-guide-to-our-four-levels-of-mobility\/\" aria-label=\"Choosing the Right YAKETY YAK Desk: A guide to our four levels of mobility\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/INSTINCT-FURNITURE-NZ-ALL-Shoot-Mar-2019-871-of-1848-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/10\/choosing-the-right-yakety-yak-desk-a-guide-to-our-four-levels-of-mobility\/\">Choosing the Right YAKETY YAK Desk: A guide to our four levels of mobility<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-21T17:46:27+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>21 October 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">At Yakety Yak Furniture, we design with flexibility in mind. That\u2019s why our height-adjustable pods, desks and counters come in a range of mobility options, making it easy to...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/10\/choosing-the-right-yakety-yak-desk-a-guide-to-our-four-levels-of-mobility\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-56483 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"56483\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/09\/beijing-city-library-by-snohetta-opens-to-the-public-revealing-sculpted-hills-and-valleys\/\" aria-label=\"Beijing city library by Sn\u00f8hetta opens to the public, revealing sculpted &#8216;hills&#8217; and &#8216;valleys&#8217;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-180336-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/09\/beijing-city-library-by-snohetta-opens-to-the-public-revealing-sculpted-hills-and-valleys\/\">Beijing city library by Sn\u00f8hetta opens to the public, revealing sculpted &#8216;hills&#8217; and &#8216;valleys&#8217;<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T18:17:22+13:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>30 September 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">Sn\u00f8hetta\u2019s Beijing City Library has opened doors for visitors as the world\u2019s\u00a0largest climatized reading space. It is the firm\u2019s latest innovation in the library typology,...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/09\/beijing-city-library-by-snohetta-opens-to-the-public-revealing-sculpted-hills-and-valleys\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-34106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"34106\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/08\/diverse-north-boulder-library-colorado-copy\/\" aria-label=\"Neo-gothic library renovation at the University of Oxford\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/exeter-college-library-oxford-university-nex_dezeen_2364_col_4-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/08\/diverse-north-boulder-library-colorado-copy\/\">Neo-gothic library renovation at the University of Oxford<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T12:28:32+12:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>19 August 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">British architecture studios,\u00a0Nex\u00a0and\u00a0Donald Insall Associates,\u00a0have renovated Exeter College's neo-gothic library at the\u00a0University of Oxford, originally constructed by...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/08\/diverse-north-boulder-library-colorado-copy\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-33497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"33497\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/06\/support-staff-and-customer-well-being-with-ergonomic-yakety-yak-pods-desks-and-counters\/\" aria-label=\"Support staff and customer well-being with ergonomic Yakety Yak pods, desks and counters\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charles-Darwin-Uni_2c-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"YAKETY YAK 202 Desk at Charles Darwin University.\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/06\/support-staff-and-customer-well-being-with-ergonomic-yakety-yak-pods-desks-and-counters\/\">Support staff and customer well-being with ergonomic Yakety Yak pods, desks and counters<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-26T08:27:30+12:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>26 June 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">At Yakety Yak, we believe good design starts with people\u2014how they move, work, and interact. That\u2019s why our library service pods, desks, and counters are ergonomically designed...<\/div><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2 usg_btn_1 has_text_color\" href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/06\/support-staff-and-customer-well-being-with-ergonomic-yakety-yak-pods-desks-and-counters\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-33280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized-en_nz\" data-id=\"33280\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/05\/diverse-north-boulder-library-colorado\/\" aria-label=\"Diverse North Boulder Library, Colorado\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/workac-library-boulder-colorado-slope-ramp_dezeen_2364_hero-600x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaketyyakfurniture.com\/en_nz\/2025\/05\/diverse-north-boulder-library-colorado\/\">Diverse North Boulder Library, Colorado<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_left valign_top wrap\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-26T10:23:21+12:00\"><i class=\"material-icons\">access_time<\/i>26 May 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\">Architecture studio WORKac has completed the North Boulder Library in Colorado, USA, with an entry ramp running up its sloped form. 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