I had a meeting with my boss the other day. We discussed options regarding alternatives to shelving. Today, the guru came in. She was much better at finding a solution to our shelving problems. It turns out the shelving guy put too much room between the wall and the tall shelves. Simple solution: move the tall shelves back 12" and everything should fit as planned. (Whew)
She also approved of incorporating shelving units into the other parts of the library, which wasn't part of the original plan. This is great news since we no longer feel like we're hiding our collection.
Youth Services is in a "T" shape, sort of. In one upper portion will be computers arranged along the walls. In the opposite upper portion will be the majority of our collection. The glorious tree is in the center of the "T"; it is the focal point when walking in the room. My kitchen is in the lower half of the area, designated as the programming space. Finally, there is a puppet stage/storytelling area opposite the kitchen. (Guru's goal is to have our library featured (*cough* win an award *cough*) in a magazine. Keep your fingers crossed.)
Knowing that PCPL will still look and feel like a library (of the 21st Century) is such a relief for all of us on board. We're proud of our books, classic and modern tales, and our approach to other literacies, including information, digital, media, multicultural, et cetera. I found this helpful link to other literacies and their definitions: http://digitalis.nwp.org/resource/5066
Moral of the Story: Everything happens for a reason. Cliché, I know, but without this snafu, we might not have found ways to bring books into other areas of the Imagination Portal.
Side note: the kitchen has frog handles on all the cabinetry. Yes, the kitchen will help to bridge multicultural literacy with standard literacy. (I can't wait!)
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