Reimagining School Libraries
School libraries are not only destinations of knowledge and learning, they are an extension of the classroom where students can work, study, and learn more independently. Books are important, but no longer the only resource needed. The library now provides access to many more resources needed to accomplish learning outside the classroom.
Libraries with entrances that invite you in.
Connection to exterior experience equally important to interior
Grand stair with use of materials
Experiential, interactive walls
Clear path with visual interest beyond
Clear visual understanding for wayfinding
School branding
Libraries with experiential, content-creation spaces.
Outwardly visible to share experience
Meeting spaces
Collaborative
Large screens, technology-infused
Libraries that inspire and engage creativity.
Welcoming environment
Open stairway
Respectful of library heritage; integration of books and special collections
Technology infused everywhere
Multi-purpose spaces
Libraries with comfortable, home-like settings.
Variation in seating options
Unique/special experience
Dimensional intersect within a large space
Hard structures softened with materials and visual interest
Libraries with flexible spaces for collaboration.
Integrated daylight, glass storefronts
Community interaction at core
Flexible, comfortable furniture
Dividable spaces
