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Learning Objectives
               LIBRARY DESIGN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER

                 At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

•Have familiarity with current trends in library design
1.Know strategies for observing and documenting student behaviors in libraries
2.Understand Impact of technology on student use of library spaces
3.Understand changing expectations in the educational system for student learning
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CEFPI
Library Design for the 21st
century learner
Sean Connor, Pfluger and Associates   Carolyn Foote, Westlake High School Library

April 5, 2013
Sean Connor

About us Architects
Pfluger Associates




Carolyn Foote
Westlake High School
Eanes ISD




                       cutmodern design
Conference Materials

http://todaysmeet.com/cefpi

slideshare of presentation

www.pflugerarchitects.com
What do we know about
learners?
Who is our “customer”?
Teens and tech

✤   71%            of teens say the computer they use most often is shared with other
    family.


✤   23%          of teens surveyed have a tablet.



✤   37%            of teens have smartphones. (78% have a phone)




          http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech/Main-Findings/Teens-and-Technology.aspx
Digital natives?
Teens and
libraries




 http://libraries.pewinternet.org/
E-books and students
      http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-jumps-print-book-reading-declines/
Library spaces and students
                      http://libraries.pewinternet.org/
What can a 21st century library
look like?
look like?
What are the purposes of a
library?
kitchen? libratory? learning commons? studio?
Modalities of
learning
supported
1. Independent study
2. Peer tutoring
3. Team collaborative work
4. One on one learning
5. Lecture format/teacher centered
6. Project based learning
7. Technology based learning
8. Distance learning/Global
9. Internet research
10. Presentations

        Prakish Nair
7 Spaces for Learning
Ewan McIntosh, (based on Matt Locke)
                                       http://notosh.com/lab/learning-spaces-3-the-seven-spaces/
Learning                             “If they build it, they will use it.”

Commons
                                                       David Loertscher




✤   Student, Teacher and Librarian
    designed

✤   Learning studio with
    technology, books, librarians,
    technologists and other
    learning specialists

✤   Areas for individual or group
    work or classroom work
photo by Eric Schlegal




Social emotional support
“School librariesfillednot justof
                  are with books;
bunch of a national network
          rooms                 a
they are for future economic
incubators
potential.” 
                                        Jeff Norton
            http://www.theliteraryplatform.com/2012/10/why-school-libraries-matter-hint-its-not-just-about-the-b
photo by Eric Schlegal




Teacher support
What is a 21st century librarian?
Unique expertise
Instructional partner
AASL
standards
ISTE NETS for students
Studies show...
       http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/891612-312/something_to_shout_about_new.html.csp
Studies show...
       http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/891612-312/something_to_shout_about_new.html.csp
What do our students tell us?
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✤   What would ideal library look like?
    “quiet, but not too quiet”

    “. . .where ‘even if you’re by yourself, you don’t feel like you’re by yourself,’ as one
    participant put it.”

    “‘coffeeshop’ feel or ‘living room atmosphere,’ where they could mingle with other
    people if they wanted to, but can do their own thing if not.”



“‘like home room for your community.’”




                                   Rainie and Zickuhr. Pew Internet Project: Library Services in the Digital Age.
                                               http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/Library-services/
How can spaces reflect this?
Photograph by Erich Schlegal



Case Study:
Westlake HS Library Renovation
WHS Library – Original Interior   (photograph 2007)
• Dim Lighting       • Institutional Furniture
• Low Ceiling        • Closed off
• Subdued Ambience   • Obstructed Visibility

Issues
WHS Library – Original Entry
RR
                         Entry                             Stacks
                                            RR



        Courtyard       Office &       Main Reading Room   Stacks
                    Circulation Desk




                          AV     Computer           Computer Lab
                                   Lab




WHS Library – Original Floor Plan
“Libraries should be
the beating heart of
the school, not
mausoleums for
dusty books.”
Stephanie Harvey
Demo          Cut Slice out of   Connect to Corridor
       Old           Library            below
       Canopy




1 – Improve Access (open heart surgery)
Improve Access – new campus-wide pathway
Demo
 Solid                   Raise
 Walls                   Roof




2 – Opening to Outside
3 - Reconfigure for Visibility and Interaction
INPUT FROM LIBRARY STAFF:
•   Improve visual and pedestrian connection with the rest of the campus
•   Increase natural light and visibility to outside
•   Reconfigure for better visibility within library
•   Raise portion of roof for space, natural light
•   Teacher collaboration areas
•   Offer access to technology for all
•   Wireless and gadget friendly, instructional technology hub
•   Provide flexible areas for individual and group research and projects
•   Student browsing/reading areas
•   Create a more usable outdoor space
•   Flexible Project Labs
•   Learning studio environment
•   Quiet and less quiet study areas
•   A place for students and teachers to collaborate.
•   Flexibility of use
•   Community center for teachers, students and parents
•   Serve as the information and social hub for the campus


Goals and Concepts
CORRIDOR


                   EN                           MEDIA LAB
                     TR      PROJECT ROOMS
    CAFE               Y


           CIRCULATION
               DESK            MAIN OPEN          STACKS
                               AREA

    TEACHERS


            WORK         READING     LEARNING    COMPUTER
            ROOM         AREA        LAB         LAB




Westlake HS Library – Learning Studio Concept
Courtyard                        Corridor
                         Entry
                                                         Media Lab
    Juice Bar




                Office

                     Circ.
                     Desk

     Teachers



            Break        Stor.      Deck    Learning   Computer Lab
                                            Lab




Westlake HS Library - New Floor Plan
Photograph by Erich Schlegal


Improve visual and pedestrian connection with the rest of
the campus
Improve visual and pedestrian connection with the rest of
the campus
Increase natural light and visibility to outside
Reconfigure for better visibility within library
Raise portion of roof for space, natural light
Teacher collaboration areas
Offer access to technology for all
Wireless and gadget friendly, instructional technology hub
provide flexible areas for individual and group
research and projects
Student browsing/reading areas
Create a more usable outdoor space
Flexible project Labs
Learning studio environment
Quiet and less quiet study areas
Quiet and less quiet study areas
A place for students and teachers to collaborate.
Flexibility of use
Community center for teachers, students and parents
Serve as the information and social hub for the campus.
Inspiration
Variety of spaces
                    Fielding and Nair. Language of School Design
                    http://www.designshare.com/index.php/design-patterns/cave-space
Robin Hood foundation
Building connections not
collections/removing obstacles
Evolution and followup
Ultimate flexibility
iLab concept
               http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3nwc7N6BaQc#!
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge
is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
               Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Resources
✤   Fielding and Nair. Language of School Design.

✤   Siddiqi. The Library Book.(Robin Hood foundation)

✤   Doorley and Witthoft. Make Space. (Stanford d.school)

✤   Loertscher, et. al. The New Learning Commons.

✤   Pew Internet Research
    http://libraries.pewinternet.org/

✤   Not So Distant Future blog http://www.futura.edublogs.org/design

✤   Pfluger http://pflugerarchitects.com
Contact us
Carolyn Foote
cfoote@eanesisd.net;
www.futura.edublogs.org

Sean Connor
Sean@pflugerassociates.com