Target: poor lighting in periodical room

[Barbara Uhlman <buhlman@PKWY.K12.MO.US>]

Dear LM-netters,

I have a problem and am turning to you for help.

My periodical room has very poor light and I hate to look for magazines =
when people request them.  We presently have three aisles with floor to =
ceiling stacks of magazines on each side.  There's a series of flourescent =
lighting fixtures over the center aisle but the two outside aisles remain =
quite dark.

I have requested more lighting and the estimate came back at over $1400.  =
One of the administrators asked if I would be willing to take it out of =
book and/or AV budget!!!!  I feel like it's a building problem and the =
building budget should be used.

How can I measure the amount of lighting I have and what are the standards =
for adequate lighting?  Have any of you had to deal with a similar problem =
and, if so, how have you handled it?

Thanks in advance for any ideas or help.

Barb Uhlman
LMS
Parkway South Middle School
Manchester, MO
buhlman@pkwy.k12.mo.us

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