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Photos of our library renovation

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School, Passaic, NJ

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School, Passaic, NJ

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Collaborative rooms in the back behind bookcase/charging bar.

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School, Passaic, NJ

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School, Passaic, NJ

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We have lots of comfy seating and a stage in the background for programs.

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School Passaic, NJ

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Fran King - Lincoln Middle School Passaic, NJ

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We have to add TV Monitors and the Smart Board on the walls. Here is one of our work spaces.

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Andrew Wallace - South Portland Maine HS Learning Commons

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Andrew Wallace - South Portland Maine HS Learning Commons

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we are loving our blend of traditional & digital literacy spaces, and so are the students.

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Here's a picture of our wall of windows. Make it hard for Ss to see instruction/connections via skype/GHO. Had students create art to brighten the space & block some of the light. First step in (slowly) redesigning our library. I'm new this year :) Have a fabulous physical space (used to be the gym) but not super functional (yet) as library. Also trying to figure out how to create a flexible space on fixed elem schedule.

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Students are at the center if this innovative space -- start to finish, and beyond.. Check out the blog of our journey. Come visit us in person, too

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by Patti Fleser It's now been 18 months since we moved into The Cube. The space is used regularly by students and staff. Students come in before school to communicate with each other before they...

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Kathy Kaldenberg/ Solon Community School District

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Kathy Kaldenberg/ Solon Community School District

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Don't forget all the great books out there, especially with the ALA imprint.

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Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts | ALA Store

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Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts focuses on planning contemporary school library spaces with user-based design strategies. The book walks school librarians and administrators through the process of gathering information from students and other stakeholders involved in planning a resource rich learning space.

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Kathy Kaldenberg / Solon Community School District

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Kathy Kaldenberg / Solon Community School District

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Over 500 pins on school library design and furnishings

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Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that you can use to find ideas for all your projects and interests.

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Beth Gourley (ASMSA)/ Katie Day (UWCSEA)

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Beth Gourley (ASMSA)/ Katie Day (UWCSEA)

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We have been collecting inspiring ideas of library/learning spaces on this tumblr site: http://lspaces.tumblr.com/

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Greta Flinn+Brewer Middle Scool+Greenwood, SC

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Greta Flinn+Brewer Middle Scool+Greenwood, SC

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Our school is now allowing students to bring their own tech. I am in the process of making our library BYOT enabled using QR codes and Aurasma. When the girl on the Girls Read display is scanned with Aurasma a video plays that features 8th grade girls talking about when and what they like to read. The end of the video encourages students to share their own reading suggestions by scanning the QR code on the board and adding to the padlet wall. We have a guys read display also.

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Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that you can use to find ideas for all your projects and interests.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Our projection boards are large enough to have the projection and a space for dry erase writing too.

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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This is my second year in a brand spanking new library. I wish I had a before photo to share with y'all. Not pictured is the STEM classroom right behind where this photo was taken. We have a LEGO robotics table and a Makerbot Replicator2 3D printer in there.

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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All of our shelving, except for that along the long wall, is movable. This makes it super easy to host big events in the library.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Our Makerbot Replicator 2 is on a rolling table so that it can go anywhere in the library (or school).

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Our library was remodeled two years ago. I like that we have several well-defined areas so that several things can be going on at once without any major interference. You'll notice that alongside all the new and shiny features of our library, we still have a really nice card catalog too. In the process of repurposing it to hold assorted materials.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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These student desks can be arranged into larger tables or pulled out individually for various purposes.

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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We ditched Dewey last year. This photo shows our new signage. The signs are made from trifold poster boards. There are two shelves behind each sign and I used doublesided tape to attach the signs.

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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Shannon Thompson • Howard B. Stroud Elementary School • Athens, GA

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This is our picture book area. The shelves were custom designed and match the curve of the Fat Boy seats. These are the prototypes of the new shelving several schools now have. See Andy's photos for what the finished product looks like. I like that they're magnetic.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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This makerspace cart on wheels is a piece of furniture that I love. I can store all sorts of making materials in it. It rolls, so I can bring it anywhere in the library. I can also quickly take out the drawers to disperse to different tables/spaces in the library if I need to.

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. http://t.co/sGuN3vkmc3

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. http://t.co/sGuN3vkmc3

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. pic.twitter.com/sGuN3vkmc3
— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) February 14, 2014

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. http://t.co/sGuN3vkmc3

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. http://t.co/sGuN3vkmc3

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@libraryreeder this is the cart. I don't know if it came from VS or somewhere else. Will try to find out. http://t.co/sGuN3vkmc3

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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This is a tour of our library that was made in August 2013. A lot has changed since then, but it gives you a quick overview of the layout of the space and what the various furniture looks like in the space.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Our circulation island has a computer for check in and a computer for check out. It is a self-serve area because we don't have a library aid. There are 3 carts that store within this island. There is a cart on each side of the island for students to return books. There also a cart that stores in the center of the island, which you can see on the left of this picture. We mostly use this center cart to place books on hold, but it is also available if the other 2 carts fill up before shelving can be done. Since this pic was taken, dividers have been added to the carts so that books don't fall over.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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One things I love about our rolling book shelves from VS is that I can quickly change the space to accommodate the many kinds of experiences that happen in our library. When Gennifer Choldenko visited our 4th & 5th grade, I pulled an entire section of books out of the way so that they could sit together in the floor. The angled wall allows large groups to angle out into the larger section of the library without blocking access to any shelves.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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These rolling tables from VS can be configured in many different ways. They easily move all over the library. They can also be flipped up to create a display/collaboration space or a puppet show theater. Here you can see students in one of our 2 projector areas. This space is mostly used for work done at tables with computers. The 2nd space, which you can see in the background on the left is used for more whole group story time or quick intro lessons.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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This vine video gives you a quick look at how the entire 4th grade can work in the library at the same time. Students are able to find spaces to work alone, in pairs, in small groups, in larger groups with an adult, or any other configuration they can dream up.

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A S just said "aren't libraries quiet?" Not our library! #tlchat #tlelem #ccsdath

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Watch Andy Plemmons's Vine "A S just said "aren't libraries quiet?" Not our library! #tlchat #tlelem #ccsdath" taken on 26 February 2014. It has 0 likes. The entertainment network where videos and personalities get really big, really fast. Download Vine to watch videos, remixes and trends before they blow up.

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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At the entrance to our library is a large piece of casework built into the wall. It provides a space for book display and student work. It also has a touchscreen computer. This computer can be used for many things including browsing our ebook collection, our library catalog, or participating in various challenges we host in the library. We have now mounted a webcam on top of this screen so that students can use it for 1 on 1 skype or google hangout sessions or to participate in the many Flipgrids that we create. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3lJonS3lC3o

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary Athens, GA

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This is one of the only fixed furniture pieces in our library but it is very functional. It helps with traffic flow as you enter the library by creating 2 lanes of traffic in and out of the library. The counter can be used for display as well as work space. Our graphic novels and holiday books live in this casework, but the multiple sections can function for other purposes too: a place to sit, a computer workspace, a puppet show stage, display space for student work, etc. During book fair, this casework is helps divide the library into two sections for book fair and library. I connect book fair cases to the end of this case to enclose the front section of the library for book fair while the rest of the library stays completely open for student check out of work space.

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Looking forward to all connections from #WRAD and Read Across America this week, so excited to SHARE!