PLACE

 A Sense of Place: 

School Libraries at the Heart of Learning, Connection, and Belonging
Table of Contents:

Why your school needs an amazing school library!

A Place for the Librarian – It is Not a Library without a Librarian 

A Place to Enter: The Value of an Unforgettable Library Entrance 

A Place of Comfort: Nurturing Comfort and Accessibility in the School Library 

A Place to Collaborate: Crafting Collaborative Spaces for the Modern School Library

A Place to Learn: Transforming the School Library into a Dynamic Learning Hub

A Place to Create: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the School Library 

A Quiet Place: Cultivating Tranquility for Reading, Studying, and Homework in the Library 

A Place for Expression: Harnessing the Library's Potential for Presentations and Performances 

A Place to Meet: Fostering Connections in the Library 

A Place for Community: Uniting Stakeholders to Build a Thriving School Community 

A Place of Inspiration: Crafting a Space that Sparks Curiosity and Cultivates a Reading Culture 

Essential Resources for Creating Inspiring School Libraries 

Fieldwork
Tour of more than 20 schools and their libraries

Independent Schools in DC 2010 

Edmund Burke School [Progressive and less formal atmosphere]

Washington Episcopal School [Clean lines, an entrance that creates intrigue and identity]

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School [Concept of a Community library]

Independent Schools in New Orleans  2011 [Still in recovery from Hurricane Katrina]

Academy of the Sacred Heart, Rosary Campus [Description of the flooding and many steps to recovery]

Metairie Park Country Day School [Thinking about flooding in design]

Isidore Newman School [Traditional space and culture]

Independent Schools near Los Angeles California 2012

Flintridge Prep Chandramohan Library [red comfy chairs]

Polytechnic School - Lower and Middle School Library and the Upper School Library [outdoor spaces, upper school brand new construction]

Independent Schools in Orlando 2016

Lake Highland Preparatory https://www.librarianlittle.com/2016/06/independent-school-section-tour-of_29.html 

Windermere Prep 

School Libraries in Phoenix Area 2017

Betty H. Fairfax is a high school in the Phoenix Union High School District, Laveen, Arizona, United States. [modern furnishings, charging for devices, graphic novels]

Hamilton High School through a partnership with the Chandler Unified School District. [combo/shared public library and high school library]

Independent Schools Tour DC 2019

Sidwell Friends [small but intentional]

National Cathedral School [multi-level space with large collection]

The Madeira School [traditional boarding school library with archives]

Independent Schools Tour DC 2022

Georgetown Day School [Modern, joyful space]

Maret School [creative and artistic space working with the challenges of a historic property] 

National Cathedral

Independent Schools Chicago 2023

Francis Parker School [Flexible space with collapsible glass walls]

Catherine Cooke School [Amazing space led by amazing librarians]

University of Chicago Lab Schools [three of the four libraries: Knes Family Library, Rowley Family Library, and Pritzker Traubert Family Library.]

Independent Schools San Diego 2024

La Jolla Country Day [Fayman Lower School Library on the first floor and the Middle and Upper School Library on the second floor]

Bishop School [Manchester Library & Learning Center]  -- [with Alisa Brandt]

Wishlist

https://www.21clconf.org/item/libraries-tour/

Taking the Library [Houston Independent School District. In June of 2023, Mike Miles]

Designing schools without the school library [Architecture and Educcation]