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Beverly Moris, CID
Principal, Library Interiors

Beverly Moris, Principal, started the firm, Page + Moris, with Principal, Kathryn Page. The firm's area of focus and specialty is libraries: planning and interior design. She has 30 years of interior design experience with emphasis on public and civic building projects. Libraries are her special area of expertise, and she has been responsible for the interior design effort of more than 10 major facilities. Her most recent projects include designs of teen centers for libraries in the Santa Clara County system: Los Altos, Saratoga, and Cupertino (underway). 2008 saw the opening of the remodeled public areas of Mountain View Public Library. The first two projects in the Page + Moris portfolio: San Mateo Public Library, and Alameda Free Library both opened in 2006. Under previous employment, Ms. Moris was responsible for the interior design effort of San Francisco Main Library, UC San Francisco Medical Library, Sacramento Central Library, and the Peter Shields Library at the University of California, Davis. She works with many architectural firms and end users to translate their design concepts and needs into a well-functioning, responsive interior. She has in-depth knowledge of library furniture and interior finish materials.

Ms. Moris believes that specifying affordable and appropriate materials, finishes, and colors is the key to interiors that can take heavy wear and stand the test of time. She is the author of “Library Interior Finish Materials” for the Libris Design website sponsored by the California State Library. At present, Ms. Moris is working on several California library projects ~ Charlotte’s Web Children’s Library, New Tulare Main Library, Berkeley Central Library, and 6 of the Sonoma County Branches.

Education
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Bachelor of Architecture, 5 year program, 1976

Registration
California Council Interior Design Certification, CID

Ms. Page was principal consultant at Kathryn Page Associates, a library planning firm, from 1997 through 2004, during which time she prepared over 100 library facility planning projects. These projects include library space and service needs assessments, interior space planning, building programs, architectural plan reviews and related services. In January 2005, Ms. Page started the firm Page + Moris, with Beverly Moris, CCIDC, to provide an expanded scope of services to the library community, including library facility planning, interior design and furniture selection and specification.

Ms. Page was a public librarian for 25 years. From 1989 to 1996, she was the San Francisco Public Library client representative for the New Main Library construction project. During that period, she oversaw programming, design and construction of five Branch Library renovations from 1990 through 1995, including the Chinatown Branch Renovation, a $9,000,000 project partially funded by California Library Construction and Renovation Bond funds. From 1972 through 1989, she held reference and administrative positions in public libraries in Oakland, Stockton, Sacramento and Providence, Rhode Island. Ms. Page has been active in ALA's Library Administration and Management Association and a presenter at numerous facility-related programs during the past 17 years.

Education and Memberships
University of California, Berkeley, Masters in Library Science, June 1972
Stanford University, Stanford, California, Bachelor of Arts, April 1971
Member, American Library Association, 1974 - Present
Chair, Building & Equipment Section, Library Administration & Management Association,
American Library Association, 1995-1996
Member, California Library Association, 1974 - Present

Recent Presentations
"The Eye of the Beholder: Can a Librarian and an Architect Love the Same Building?"
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 97
"When the Wires Meet the Wood: Integrating Electronic Technology and Furniture"
CLA Conference, November 97
"After the Party: Post Occupancy Issues for Libraries" CLA Conference November 1998
"2001 - A Space Odyssey: Rethinking Library Buildings in a Digital Age" ALA, June 99
"Library Spaces, People Spaces: Designing Facilities with the User in Mind" ALA Pre-conference, July 2000
"How Big Should My Library Be?" ALA, June 2001

Kathryn Page | Library Consultant |415-277-1700 kpage@pageandmoris.com
Beverly Moris | Library Interior Design |415-277-1700 bmoris@pageandmoris.com

last updated 10-11-11