Resources


 * Free eBook School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come (all of the essays are valuable, but Chapter 6 focuses on Physical Libraries)

Beginnings Are Always Messy: Thoughts on Transliteracy and Inquiry From a Learning Advocate Why librarians should care about transliteracy and what it looks like in the library setting.

The Changing Role of the School Library's Physical Space Key elements to consider in library planning.

Edinburgh University Library Architecture and Design Some innovative ideas, including "project booths" and bookstore-style displays.

Good design doesn't just happen Teacher librarian Carolyn Foote discusses her school library re-design

How to Make Your Library Great From Project for Public Spaces. Offers suggestions that are also applicable to school libraries.

If school isn't for collaboration, why does anyone come? An examination of learning environments.

Insanely Creative Bookshelves Some interesting book storage options.

LJ's New Landmark Libraries "As prototypes or think tanks, these 20 exciting [public] libraries will inspire the next generation of library buildings."

Libraries as sites of Enchantment, Participatory Culture, and Learning “Ideas and resources to develop the concept of libraries as sites of participatory culture and learning” Curated by Buffy J. Hamilton (Scoop.it collection of links)

Organizing a Design Charrette: gathering a visual response for learning spaces (a packet) UCSB students contribute suggestions for a library renovation during a "charrette," an intense design activity.

Pattern Index A collection of images from architypes.net, a library of architectural design issues, solutions and ideas.

Susan Grigsby, Permission to Play

Using co-design to innovate in libraries Finding out what people need via a service design process.