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The [?] CenterCreating a 21st century school
library media center
A What Center?
A quiet, traditional library? (SHHH!)
A study area?
A technology lab?
A Makerspace?
The [center]
of the school
The paradox of the school
library How do you make a space both energizing AND reflective?
Yes, really.
The school library media center needs to serve 3 main purposes.
#1Promote information literacy
How?
Provide a highly curated selection of books and magazines to read (and great videos to watch and websites to visit), educational resources to support student research, and a helpful librarian to guide students through it all
#2Provide an area for students to gather in 3 ways: individually, in small groups, and in a large group
How?
Create a layout in the library that supports all of these goals and provide additional structural supports like headphones, moveable furniture, and thoughtful policies
#3It’s not just books. It’s a community hub.
How?
Create a warm and welcoming atmosphere with additional learning centers inside the library like a makerspace (even if it is just a cart or Lego wall), a stage area, comfortable furniture, display student work prominently, provide other quiet activities like chess boards and puzzles
Mood Boards
In the design world, they use mood boards/inspiration boards/pin boards (where do you think the name “Pinterest” came from?) to visually show the atmosphere they want to create
Purpose #1 - Promoting Literacy Mood Board
Books and mags that appeal to students, in multiple genres and formats
DVDs for classroom use (or students, if school policy allows
Purpose #2 - Three Kinds of Space Mood Board
Purpose #3 - Community Hub Mood Board
Sources
Boy Who Harnessed cover
Harry Potter cover
Persepolis cover
Wired cover
NatGeo cover
Jazz DVD
Planet Earth DVD
Girl reading
Group studying
Study carrel
Group study table
Computer lab
Rolling book carts
Headphones
Rubik’s cube
Chess set
Bean bag chair
Cell phone charger
Student work
Puzzle
Lego wall
Library stage
Mood Board #1 Mood Board #3Mood Board #2
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