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Welcome to the Spaces Library!
Let’s Take a tour!
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Can substantially offset
the energy use of an
entire building
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A Place to lounge,
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browse and discover
Can also go outside!
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Study Booths
Inflatable Study Pods
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-Small multipurpose room, glass walls so that children may be in
unattended but easily watched. Serves for story time, crafts, other
programming, as well as a potential study room for older children in
need.
- For Younger children: play area, fenced off to facilitate them having
their own space in which to play with each other without fear of them
wandering off. Combination of digital and analog toys - use of smart tables.
-Cubbie holes alongside board books, to encourage reading.
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For older children:
Area set up like a mini-museum
with interactive
exhibits, with both digital and
analog features. material racks
set up alongside relevant
exhibits to encourage further
exploration and
facilitate the child's search for
information.
Large, mobile, interactive
digital screen for
multipurpose use large computer, touch screen,
compatible with gaming
technologies,
advertising when not in use.
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Computer stations, chairs,
and tables of all sizes to
facilitate
different heights, weights,
and group sizes, as needed.
Children and Teen Librarians
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provides assistance to
children, runs
programs, and watches
over the room, stepping in
to provide temporary
childcare in potential short
absences of the parent
(should they
want to go and get a book
in another part of the
library, for example)
tech savvy, with similar
interests,
available to assist where
needed and run any teen
programming.
Green Space
Gardens & Outdoor Space
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Library Cafe
Outside of the Library
Installation
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Outpost
Libraries
Small yet comprehensive libraries embedded within preexisting
community spaces
Purpose: expanding library services and targeting services for a
specific community of patrons
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Locations depend on the specific needs and characteristics of
communities: Highly-trafficked public spaces, such as markets,
malls, and transportation centers can serve as good locations.
Sample services offered: Reference, small lending collections, holds
pick-ups, public use computers, library card sign-up