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My original request was:
> Can I get some statistics for Pre-k through 8th grade school libraries
> with populations between 300-500 that have computers?
>
> Number of students?
> Square footage of library?
> Number of workstations?
> Number of volumes?
> How recently built?
> What advice would you give about size of library related to number of kids
> and facilities you have?
>
Here are the responses to my questions regarding a school library which
served small populations (i.e. I'd hoped 400 and under, but posted all
responses anyway). My hope was to locate libraries which had been built
recently and had not cheated bookspace for technology. As you can see,
the results are not clear. Let's hope that Information Power's revision
addresses the "myth" of no books/all technology, etc.
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Debbie Abilock "It is important that students bring a certain
The Nueva School ragamuffin barefoot irreverence to their studies;
6565 Skyline Blvd. they are not here to worship what is known,
Hillsborough, CA 94010 but to question it." (Jacob Bronowski)
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Date: Thu, 1 Aug 96 12:15 EDT
From: Philip Stohrer <pstohrer@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
To: debbie@ace.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us
Subject: Re: TARGET> Library size
>Number of students? 702
>Square footage of library? I'm not sure, I think about 1,200 + storage
space in back.
>Number of workstations? 9 student, 1 clerical and 1 for me.
>Number of volumes? 10,320
>How recently built? 1972
>What advice would you give about size of library related to number of
kids
>and facilities you have? Just make sure you can accommodate class
size
groups--overall student population doesn't affect the size until it is
very large but even a small school needs to accommodate 30+ students at
groups--overall student population doesn't affect the size until it is
very large but even a small school needs to accommodate 30+ students at
once.
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Philip Stohrer
Portage West Middle School
Portage, Michigan
pstohrer@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~pstohrer
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 16:18:48 -0600
From: Bill & Linda Welch <welch@cyberport.com>
To: 'Debbie Abilock' <debbie@ace.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us>
Subject: FW: TARGET> Library size
Number of students? 525
Square footage of library? 3600 (could easily use another 1,000 sq. ft.)
Number of workstations? 4 (need four more)
Number of volumes? 8,345 (badly need another 2,500)
How recently built? @35 years ago
What advice would you give about size of library related to number of kids
and facilities you have?
For school of @500 students.
The bigger, the better. Seating room for 45 (absolute min.)- 65
students, if possible. Room
for a reading corner, computer area, 3 foot between shelves (4 foot is
better), reference
area, multi-media area, storage, office, processing (with sink) area,
large equipment storage
area.
Books - 20 per student, 1/4 should be in reference section. Books first!
Hope this helps you. These are estimates based on 15 years experience as
a librarian
covering 7 schools.
Linda Hays Welch Rio Vista Middle School
welch@cyberport.com
M.S.L.S., M.A. Ed. 1100 Rio Vista Lane 525 students,
grades 6 & 7
Librarian Bloomfield, NM 87413 33% Navajo, 33%
Hispanic, 31% Anglo
505/632-2212, ext. 109
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 18:34:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: Julie Walker <jawalker@tenet.edu>
To: Debbie Abilock <debbie@ace.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us>
Subject: Re: TARGET> Library size
Debbie,
We only have one school of under 500 population (K-5). We do not
differentiate size or number of computers based on student pop. Our
elementaries go up to about 1,000 but most are in the 600-800 range. For
the online system, we designate 4 student access stations plus at least 2
standalones. Our ele. libraries are between 2,800 and 3,500 sq. ft.
Julie A. Walker District Media Center
Director, Library & Media Services 13401 Pond Springs Rd.
Round Rock ISD Austin, TX 78729
jawalker@tenet.edu 512-331-6697/512-331-1811 (FAX)
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 08:39:05 -0700
From: Rosie Peasley <rpeasley@eusd.stan-co.k12.ca.us>
Number of students? 450
Square footage of library?about 2500
Number of workstations?22 in Information Center complex
Number of volumes?4,500
How recently built?2 years
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:19:50 -0500 (CDT)
From: Donna S Cook <dsc@tenet.edu>
To: Debbie Abilock <debbie@ace.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us>
Subject: Re: TARGET> Library size
Debbie, I know from experience in three libraries that for 500 students
you need 3 catalog workstations and one circulation station. You could
get by with 2 catalog workstations, but 3 is the very best. You don't
want too much frustation and lines at catalog stations. One sometimes
"goes on the blink" and 2 will get you by okay. Texas library standards
mandate 10 books per student in any population with one new book per
student added each year. So if you have 500 students, the minimum
collection would be 5000. I've also discovered that for a school of 500
kids, a library the size of TWO classrooms is just right. Oh, be sure
that the catalog workstations are stand-up stations.
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Donna Cook, library teacher
Raguet Elementary, Nacogdoches ISD, and Douglass ISD, and First Baptist
Nacogdoches, TX Douglass, TX Nacogdoches, TX
<dsc@tenet.edu> "The best education is caught--not taught"
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