Libraries play a central role for youth and digital learning. As libraries transition to learning spaces, youth librarians can engage in aspects of democratic design that empowers youth. Participatory design (PD) is a user‐centered design method that can support librarians in the democratic development of digital learning spaces. However, while PD has been used in libraries, we have little knowledge of how youth librarians can act as codesign partners. We need a conceptual model to understand the role of youth librarians in codesign, and how their experiences are integrated into youth design partnerships. To generate this model, we examine a case study of the evolutionary process of a single librarian and the development of a library system's learning activities through PD. Using the idea of equal design partnerships, we analyzed video recordings and stakeholder interviews on how children (ages 7–11) worked together with a librarian to develop new digital learning activities. Our discussion focuses on the development of a participatory librarian design conceptual model that situates librarians as design partners with youth. The article concludes with recommendations for integrating PD methods into libraries to create digital learning spaces and suggestions for moving forward with this design perspective.

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参与式图书馆的设计伙伴关系：理解图书馆员与数字青年共同设计的概念模型

图书馆在青年和数字学习方面发挥着核心作用。随着图书馆向学习空间过渡，青年图书馆员可以参与赋予青年权力的民主设计的各个方面。参与式设计（PD）是一种以用户为中心的设计方法，可以支持图书馆员在数字学习空间的民主发展中。然而，虽然 PD 已在图书馆中使用，但我们对青年图书馆员如何充当协同设计伙伴知之甚少。我们需要一个概念模型来理解青年图书馆员在协同设计中的作用，以及他们的经验如何融入青年设计伙伴关系中。为了生成这个模型，我们研究了一个关于单个图书馆员的进化过程和图书馆系统通过 PD 发展学习活动的案例研究。利用平等设计伙伴关系的理念，我们分析了关于儿童（7-11 岁）如何与图书管理员合作开发新的数字学习活动的视频记录和利益相关者访谈。我们的讨论侧重于参与式图书馆员设计概念模型的发展，该模型将图书馆员定位为青年的设计伙伴。文章最后提出了将 PD 方法集成到图书馆中以创建数字学习空间的建议，以及推进这一设计观点的建议。