Library Design Tips for Social Distancing
Learn how to evaluate your library design and get sensible tips to ensure your environment is safe and welcoming in a post-pandemic world.
Library Spaces
How to Measure the Success of Your New Learning Space Design
For too long we’ve been using test scores to drive innovation in our schools. But what metrics really matter when it comes to measuring how effective our learning spaces area at helping students thrive? Find out from learning environment expert Dr. Bob Dillon.
Creating Collaborative and Interactive Spaces in Your Library
Modern school libraries provide support for a wide variety of learning styles and activities. In order to do this, they need to be flexible, interactive, and feature areas for collaboration. Get ideas on how to create and sustain these types of spaces in your library.
Best Practices for Library Furniture and Space Design
Library users of all ages have different needs in each area of your library. Get advice on best practices for designing seven essential library spaces to make sure all users’ needs are met.
Checklist: Designing Engaging Library Spaces for Children
School-age children need learning environments that stimulate their reading, writing, math and science skills and also offer areas of quiet respite. Find out how you can accomplish these goals in your own children’s spaces with this checklist.
5 Products That Help You Power Up Your Learning Space
Are you looking for convenient, space-efficient ways to provide power sources for your patrons and students? This can be a difficult task, but there are plenty of options to consider. Learn about five products that can take the headache out of powering up your learning space.
Key Features of Collaborative Library Spaces
Your users are looking for a place to collaborate, to share ideas and brainstorm to get projects done. The library is the perfect place for people to gather and work together — but what’s the best way to help facilitate this idea sharing? Learn from seasoned expert Traci Lesneski about what to consider when designing collaborative spaces and the key features your users are looking for.
Fidgeting and Flexible Seating — What’s All the Fuss?
Do you have some fidgeters in your classroom? This type of low-intensity movement is actually healthy for our brains and our bodies. Flexible seating arrangements in your space can help you promote more of this movement and not only promote healthy activity, but improve test scores as well—really! Read what the research says about encouraging healthy movement in schools.