Here are the responses I got. Thank you all so much for your help!!!
We just designed a new library for our school and I have attached 3
documents that really helped me in the design process. Maybe they will
help you as well.
Hope this helps!
Ria Faber, Librarian and Network Administrator
Covenant Christian High School
Grand Rapids, MI
ria_faber@hotmail.com
www.covenantchristianhs.org/Library/
Missouri has a great document online which addresses quantitative
standards. You can find it at
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/lmc/documents/library_standards_08.pdf
Nancy
Hi Deborah,
When I was modifying an LMC last year, I consulted the book Designing
a School Library Media Center for the Future by Erikson and Markuson
(ALA Editions, 2007) and found their advice and checklists invaluable.
By the way, when that school is completed we would be happy to help
desgin an Opening Day Library Collection!
Ann Mansfield, Nat'l Bd. Certified LMS
Opening Day Collections Coordinator
Mackin Library Services
Burnsville, MN.
ann.mansfield@mackin.com
800-245-9540
I don't know what the "standards" are. I am assuming that our numb
scull architect used some sort of standard. I know he had a standard
for the shelving, because I did see that.
That said - I will say that the standards are not necessarily what you
need. We have a small student population - 350 students - so the
architect built a library based on that number. It is WAY TOO SMALL.
You want to aim for something that will be adaptable and work with
collaborative classes - even if most or all of your library classes are
scheduled right now. EVERY library should be considered to be a
learning labaratory - a place where the learning in class is extended
with flexible space. We desperately need an isolated classroom area
where library staff AND classroom staff can do some intensive teaching.
The space should include tables, computers and projectors etc. There
should be another area for a class that is past the introduction phase
and are now working on a collaborative project. Again - tables and
computers needed. There should be areas where kids and teachers can
come in and read or work individually or in small groups. In our
particular situation - we often need 3 research groups in here - so a
third space with computers and tables would have been ideal. Other
computer labs should be easily accessible to the library - preferably
with connecting doors. There should be an area where kids can create
videos and podcasts etc. I know - it seems like a lot. But you have to
analyze how you use your facility and how you see it evolving in the
future. My architect refused to listen to me. His first statement to
me was "the internet is all kids are going to need for research &
libraries will be totally obsolet in a few years - so you won't need a
big library". Now we are suffering for his ignorance.
Jacquie
"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
way." ~ The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
"Education is not about filling a pail, it's about lighting a fire." ~
William Butler Yeats
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Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
Gananda Central School District
3195 Wiedrick Road
P.O. Box 609
Macedon, NY 14502
315-986-3521 x 3144
jhenry@gananda.org
Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/
Blog - Library Links For Teachers: http://rachslibrary.edublogs.org/
Blog - Wanderings
http://wanderings.edublogs.org/
Check your state department of education for standards. Here is what
Missouri requires:
Reading/reference area:
1-300 enrollment = minimum of 1800 square feet.
301-2000 enrollment = 6 square feet per student.
2001+ enrollment = 12,000 square feet PLUS 3 square feet for each
student over 2000.
Seating (in chairs) for a minimum of two classes based on the average
class size in the building.
Ancillary areas (offices, workroom, storage, production, etc.) = 1/3 of
what is required for reading/reference area.
Hope this helps.
--
David Lininger, kb0zke
MS/HS Librarian
Skyline MS/HS
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
t i g e r l i b r a r i a n at g m a i l dot c o m
Hi - try your state dept of education for standards - also some library
consultants are most helpful with this info or links on their web sites.
Mary Buxton
Academy of Notre Dame
Villanova PA
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