PLACE
A Sense of Place:
School Libraries at the Heart of Learning, Connection, and Belonging
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents:
Why your school needs an amazing school library!A Place for the Librarian – It is Not a Library without a LibrarianA Place to Enter: The Value of an Unforgettable Library EntranceA Place of Comfort: Nurturing Comfort and Accessibility in the School LibraryA Place to Collaborate: Crafting Collaborative Spaces for the Modern School LibraryA Place to Learn: Transforming the School Library into a Dynamic Learning HubA Place to Create: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the School LibraryA Quiet Place: Cultivating Tranquility for Reading, Studying, and Homework in the LibraryA Place for Expression: Harnessing the Library's Potential for Presentations and PerformancesA Place to Meet: Fostering Connections in the LibraryA Place for Community: Uniting Stakeholders to Build a Thriving School CommunityA Place of Inspiration: Crafting a Space that Sparks Curiosity and Cultivates a Reading CultureEssential Resources for Creating Inspiring School Libraries
Fieldwork
Tour of more than 20 schools and their libraries
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 the 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]
Schools in my area
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]
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