What do modern libraries need??

I have been doing a lot of reading and researching lately and everything I find insists that libraries are not on the decline despite a lot of suggestions out there saying that they are. It has proven that despite the decline of the physical book, libraries are used more than ever. I know this is true of Parliament House as their annual report indicated that 100% of office members used the library. It all comes down to their supply of technology and information as well as the spaces they provide to go with it. Libraries are now more social than they used to be.. they are no longer used for individual 'quiet' learning. They are rather a more open planned social area that incorporate cafes lots of grouped desks and meeting spaces, as well a large amount of technology to supply the information... there is less emphasis on quiet spaces and these are rather grouped into specific rooms if they are required. I need my project to reflect these changes in the library and information centres. I also found the metric handbook quite useful in describing these changes.

The Peckham Library forms a good precedent as a modern library - it creates various zoning spaces that allow for specific learning requirements.