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Library Design:
  Continuing
 Conversations


  Carolyn Foote
  Westlake HS
   Eanes ISD
   TCEA 2013
                  cutmodern design
What do the things in your
room say about what you
        believe? @criticalskills1
Becoming an anthropologist




                http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/Anthos.cfm
How research can inform us
What would ideal library look like?
“quiet, but not too quiet”

“. . .where ‘even if you’re by yourself, you don’t feel like you’re by yourself,’ as one
participant put it.”

“‘coffeeshop’ feel or ‘living room atmosphere,’ where they could mingle with other
people if they wanted to, but can do their own thing if not.”



“‘like home room for your community.’”




                              Rainie and Zickuhr. Pew Internet Project: Library Services in the Digital Age.
                                          http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/Library-services/
Interviews of your own community--


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Design patterns

cave
watering hole
campfire
flexible spaces
learning spaces , etc....



                                                            Design Share




       Design Share http://www.designshare.com/index.php/design-patterns/
4. One-on-one learning with the teacher


5. Lecture format with the teacher at center stage


6. Project-based learning


7. Technology based learning with mobile computers


8. Distance learning


9. Research via the Internet with wireless networking


10. Presentation


11. Performance-based learning


12. Seminar-style instruction


13. Hands on project-based learning


14. Naturalist learning


15. Social/emotional learning
Intentionality




         http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/05/25/what-is-design/
dianhasan.wordpress.com
Intentionality

Is a library a libratory? kitchen?
studio? learning commons?
Inviting
students in



              Robin Hood foundation libraries
Frost Stanmore Public
Robin Hood foundation libraries PS 18, New York
Removing obstacles
Demco Furnishings
Eanes Elementary Library
Creating
 varied
 spaces
 spaces
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Seattle-Public-Library/1463723
Robin Hood foundation libraries
High Tech High International HS; photo by C. Foote
http://demcointeriors.co.uk/meeting-pods
Demco Interiors UK
Steelcase Mobile Screens
VS Interiors
Seattle Public Library
Agati Furniture
Demco Interiors UK Kent History Library
Demco Interiors UK Duston School
Eanes Elementary Library
Hill Country MS Library
Westlake High School Library
VS Furniture dividers - Buero
Westlake High School Library
Inspiration from Pinterest
Creating Nooks,
Caves, and Nests
http://www.thebooandtheboy.com/
               /
Demco Interiors UK
Demco Interiors UK Gateway Primary School
Demco Interiors UK
The “Hive” library, UK
Gathering spaces




             Mattapan Branch Library Boston
Hillman Library cafe area
Demco Interiors UK
Bozeman, MT Library
Westlake HS Library
Westlake HS Library
Westbank Community Library, Laura’s Branch
Westlake HS Library
Rethinking signage
Logos
Westlake High School Library
http://www.wallstickeroutlet.com/chalkboard-stickers.php
Boston Public Library
Seattle Public Library
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Seattle-Public-Library/1463723
Lighting
                           children’s lighting
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/childrens_ikea/18773/
Inviting wall decor
Walls/displa
     ys
Wall/window decals
http://www.roommatesdecor.com
http://www.roommatesdecor.com
Murals
Robin Hood Foundation New York
Robin Hood Foundation New York
Idea Paint
http://www.ideapaint.com/spaces/school/
http://www.ideapaint.com/spaces/school/
http://ana-white.com/2010/10/what-is-cooler-than-a-fridge.html
http://ohhappyday.com/2012/08/magnet-wall-diy/
Book displays
Why not?
IDEAS?
ikea
                             pictures, lamps
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/decoration/10757/
Pottery barn kids clearance
In “the real world”
Text




Collect from Pinterest
Design books
century-classroom-design
http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-
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  1. In our focus groups, we asked participants to think about what their ideal library would look like. Many participants said that while they wanted a quiet space in the library, they wanted one that’s not tooquiet. They described having a comfortable place where they could focus and get work done, but also feel like a part of their community; where “even if you’re by yourself, you don’t feel like you’re by yourself,” as one participant put it. Many described a sort of “coffeeshop” feel or “living room atmosphere,” but without feeling like they need to buy anything or leave in a certain amount of time—“a safe and affordable hangout location,” where they could mingle with other people if they wanted to, but can do their own thing if not. (One focus group member said a library should be “like home room for your community.”)
  2. our students wanted: good lighting, food, comfy seating, quiet study area, but able to talk. They wanted more instruction on preparing for college research and research apps. Teachers wanted skylights, place to work, more computers in labs than we had.