This is a list of books ranging from library UX focused, general UX design, data, and others focused on experimentation and playfulness.
Library UX Books
Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with Your Users (2021)
A Handbook of User Experience Research & Design in Libraries (2021)
User Experience in Libraries: Yearbooks (2016-2024)
UX Books
Articulating Design Decisions, 2nd Ed. (2020)
Beyond UX Design: Master Your Craft Beyond Pixels and Prototypes (2024)
Design Books
Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (2020)
Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook (2023)
Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design (2025)
More Helpful Books
The Playful Library: Building Environments for Learning and Creativity (2024)
The Experimental Library: A Guide to Taking Risks, Failing Forward, and Creating Change (2023)
Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information (2022)
Data Feminism (2020)