In

the

Beginning . . .

There were TWO Libraries

The North

The South

. . . and We Merged2009

Average Age of Collection: 1993Average Size of Collection:

26,933Student Population: approx.

2,200

2013Average Age of Collection: 1999Average Size of Collection:

27,443Student Population: approx.

2,600

Architect Plans

Before

After

Library

The Point?

• Persistence • Communication• Research

o AAIM emails about furniture, new libraries

o We visited several libraries: Conway HS, Har-Ber HS, Benton HS, and Maumelle HS

o Bob Pearlman - Chapter 6 in the book 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn - http://www.bobpearlman.org/Learning21/New%20Learning%20Environments%20for%2021st%20Century%20Skills.PDF

Our Plan for Packing

A. Packing

1. Acquire boxes, labels, and packing tape 2. Weed - Weed - Weed3. Replace old call numbers/clean-up

catalog records4. Begin with Reference,

Classroom sets, Biographies, Nonfiction, and Fiction

5. Do an inventory scan as books are put in the boxes.

B. Furniture

1. AAIM emails2. Other libraries3. Catalogs

a. Comfortable seatingb. Cafe tables and chairs

c. Tables and chairs

C. Computer Labs1. Rooms2. Computers

Plan versus Reality

A. Packingo Not enough timeo Too many books outo Boxes were not numbered correctlyo Tried to do too much during move

Inventory equipment Repair books/call numbers Correct mistakes on catalog

B. Furnitureo Not enough timeo Did not have a Plan Bo Did not consider our Green

requirements

What We Got Right1.We communicated.2.We had an administration who respected us and listened to us.3.We labeled our boxes. (We would do

it differently - next slide)4.We asked for summer pay early.5.We chose furniture that students

like.6.We learned from others' mistakes.

a. Slanted book dropb. Large drawersc. Sink

Lounge Chairs & Loveseats - Hon

Tall adj Chairs Upper Level - Scholarcraft

Sled Base Conference Chairs - VS America

Tables & Chairs - VS America

Workroom Tables - Bretford

Conference Tables - Hon

Cafe Table & Chairs - KFI

Office Furniture - Hon

Furniture

Things We Would Do Differently

1.Begin one year earlier.2.Label and number the boxes

differently.3.Use different colored paper and/or

markers for each genre.4.Pack boxes lighter.5.Save classroom sets that had been

used that year until the end.6.Find out the Board's vision of how

the new library would look.7.Put book drop somewhere else and have a gate on one side of circ desk.

Stumbling BlocksOur regular job :)

Common Core

Getting books returned

Bookshelves were not ordered in time

Destruction of furniture

Light switches

What We HaveA library we love!

Large Circulation Desk - Downstairs

A 2nd Circulation Desk - Upstairs

Work Room

Equipment Room

Book Storage Room

Computer Carts

2 Project Rooms

4 Conference Rooms

District Career Counseling Office

Coming Soon - A BHS Oral/Visual History Area

. . . And it was Good

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