Re: [LM_NET] school library renovation

[Betty Copeland <copelandb@HAYSCISD.NET>]

I would recommend incorporating that space into library services.  Yes, if you're 
weeding and eliminating some books, you might not need as much space -- but aren't 
you going to buy new books to replace/supplement/update your collection?  If you 
re-adjust your space to allow access to more
computers, as well as having a classroom area, you will add to the availability of 
your library to a variety of users.  You can have small groups come in and use 
different areas of your library -- maybe one in the classroom, another in the 
reference area going back and forth between print resources
and the computers -- another group checking out books to read -- another group 
browsing magazines.  Maybe you can give up a little of your space to be focused on 
other needs -- an office/workroom area for teachers, for example -- but I would 
look at the needs of your library and how that space can
be used to serve your patrons on a variety of levels.

Betty Copeland, MLIS
 Librarian
Dahlstrom Middle School
Buda, Texas 78610
512-268-8441, ext. 6537
Fax 512-295-5346
copelandb@hayscisd.net

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