21st c libraries: three examples
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A detailed look at three 2013 school and academic library building projects.TRANSCRIPT
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21st C Libraries:
Three Examples
Liz Gray
October 2014
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21st Century
Educational Architecture
20th C 21st C
School/habitat fixed place global place
Teacher one expert Expert teacher + coaches, mentors, peers, self
Knowledge finite unlimited
Curriculum limited by cost, textbook-driven
open platforms,research-driven
Literacies reading, writing & math + info, media, visual, digital, global, emotional, physical
Technology print is dominant; interactive/static
multiple media; adaptive, dynamic
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Building Blocks Ample electrical outlets & a robust network
Varied, high-quality, controllable lighting
Attention to acoustics
Furniture that supports collaboration
Technology that allows the library’s reach to be extended beyond its four walls
A collection that is easy to navigate
Extensive collaboration with faculty
Staffing that supports multiple functions
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Examples
Dana Hall School, Wellesley, MA
Salem State University, Salem, MA
Good Shepherd Episcopal, Dallas, TX
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Dana Hall’s
Periodical Area 1997-2012
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Dana Hall’s
Periodical Area 2013
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2013
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2014
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Dana’s Hall’s
Library Classroom 1998-2014
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Dana Hall’s Library Classroom
Fall 2014
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CLOSED WALL
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OPEN WALL
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Open Wall
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Learn 2
Chair
With Tablet
Arm
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Library
Classroom
Fall 2014
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Library Classroom in Use
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Library Classroom
After Evening
Study HallNote less-than-orderly
arrangement of chairs: when
students are given choices,
theirs don’t always match the
ones of adults.
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IdeaPaint
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KI’s Trek Table
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Middle School
Multipurpose Room
Refurbished Summer 2014 in conjunction
with Library Classroom
Features three walls of IdeaPaint
20 Strive Learn 2 chairs with tablet arms
28 Strive stacking chairs ($215 each)
14 Trek tables ($645 each)…and…
The Learning Wall
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Custom Furniture,
Under Construction
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Learning Wall,
short end
viewWe elected to make the
short ends tackable
surfaces, but they could
be covered with
alternate finishes.
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DETAILS: locking casters, iPad
charging shelf
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DETAILS: Epson stylus box, closed &
open, mounted on the screen (one on
each side of Learning Wall)
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Strive Learn 2
Stacking Chair
The back has a little give, and
the upholstered seat snaps off
for cleaning or replacement.
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A Day in the Life of a
21st C Classroom
Dana Hall MS Multipurpose Room
Friday, September 26, 2014
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Salem State
UniversityOpened Fall 2013
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A Variety of Seating Options
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A Variety of Work Surfaces &
Study Spaces
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Light
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AtriumVisible on three of four levels
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Light Management
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What Makes it a Learning
Commons?
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Possible Components of a
Learning Commons
Library & Media
Tutoring Services
Tech Support
Maker Space
Writing Center
Multiple activities: research, reading, collaborative group work, content creation, videoconferencing, adult support of students
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Design Issues @ Salem State
Amount of glass (light, heat, energy)
Function & space sacrificed for aesthetics
Atrium
Staff workspace
Decisions made without consulting users
(Archives & electrical room example)
Learning Commons elements physically
separate from each other (unlike Pingree)
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Good Shepherd Episcopal
School’s SPARQ (Dallas, TX)
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Resources Dana Hall School’s 21st C Education LibGuide
Gray, Liz. Liz’s Library Space Shots.
Hull, Tracy. “The Path to the Information Commons.”AISL Conference Presentation. April 2014.
Pingree School’s Learning in Commons Conference Slide Show. February 2014.
Valenza, Joyce Kasman. “SLJ’s Top Ten Tech Trends for 2013.” Dec. 13, 2013.