Here is my original request:
A few weeks ago, someone sent out great information that included a formula to
figure out how many shelves you need for the number of books in your collection. It
also included other information to consider when building a new library. Would
someone please send it to me again? Thanks!
Thanks for all the responses. Here are the great answers I received:
Thanks to the South Carolina Librarians who have a fantastic booklet for new school
libraries. I wish I had had this before we started the remodel:
http://www.libraryworks.com/LW_Best%20Practices/BP_Media_Center_Design.pdf
Mackin also sent me a document which might be helpful. It doesn’t have a formula
for shelving, but it is what they send out for new libraries. You can contact
ann.mansfield@mackin.com . She will be happy to send it to you. She was very
helpful when I contacted her.
Another person said, “The company we went with when we moved into a new location
(School Specialty) figured all that mathematically for us when they ordered the
shelves.”
“I don't know where I got it from but here's the calculation I've used in the
past:
Industry suggested amount of shelving, elementary: 18 books per linear foot
Shelves are 36” wide = 3 linear feet”
Cheri Horyna
Library Media Specialist
Hutchinson High School
1401 N. Severance
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-615-4157
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From: "Cheri Horyna" <horynac@USD308.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:30:38 PM
Subject: Library Shelving
A few weeks ago, someone sent out great information that included a formula to
figure out how many shelves you need for the number of books in your collection. It
also included other information to consider when building a new library. Would
someone please send it to me again? Thanks!
Cheri Horyna
Library Media Specialist
Hutchinson High School
1401 N. Severance
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-615-4157
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