Variety: Provides a variety of study spaces, including a quiet study room, individual study carrels, study tables, group study rooms and individual study booths.
Noise Management:
Design of study areas should balance the service needs of customers engaged in study and research with those who increasingly tend to use libraries as social gathering places and for active learning.
Separate study rooms provide spaces that are appropriate for a range of learning styles, from quiet individual study to noisy group learning experiences.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Teen Area
Creates a space for casual dropin use by teens. Provides a distinct and separate focus area for Teen customers aged 12 to 16 inclusive to socialize, read, study, eat and drink.
Provides the key elements of teen social and educational activity:
· Proximity to Food & Drinks (vending machines)
· Comfortable lounge seating.
· Access to technology that involves and entertains teens.
· Access to popular Teen materials—recreational reading, graphic novels, DVDs, CDs, and teen magazines.
· Provides merchandizing opportunities for teen collection through power wall, endcaps, slatwall etc.
Provides the key elements of teen social and educational activity:
· Proximity to Food & Drinks (vending machines)
· Comfortable lounge seating.
· Access to technology that involves and entertains teens.
· Access to popular Teen materials—recreational reading, graphic novels, DVDs, CDs, and teen magazines.
· Provides merchandizing opportunities for teen collection through power wall, endcaps, slatwall etc.
Community Living Room
Community living room with natural light, views and a fireplace.
Provides setting for social events, author readings, book club meetings, and other special events.
Provides setting for social events, author readings, book club meetings, and other special events.
New Libraries and the MPL "Right Places" Strategy
BUILDING STRATEGY:
Vision: “The place where Markham’s communities come together to imagine, learn and grow”
Strategy: The Right Places – library spaces that implement and align with our strategies for customer service, efficiency and staff satisfaction
Key Features:
Self-service options for customer convenience and organizational efficiency
Automated material handling to keep pace with growth
Welcoming proactive customer service and streamlined service points
Collections made more accessible through merchandizing
Children’s areas designed for learning through play
Teen areas for casual drop-in use
Options for study space – from group work to quiet study
Computer learning opportunities in all areas – seamless
Inclusive open program spaces
“Third place” design – welcoming, comfortable social spaces – the community’s living room
Vision: “The place where Markham’s communities come together to imagine, learn and grow”
Strategy: The Right Places – library spaces that implement and align with our strategies for customer service, efficiency and staff satisfaction
Key Features:
Self-service options for customer convenience and organizational efficiency
Automated material handling to keep pace with growth
Welcoming proactive customer service and streamlined service points
Collections made more accessible through merchandizing
Children’s areas designed for learning through play
Teen areas for casual drop-in use
Options for study space – from group work to quiet study
Computer learning opportunities in all areas – seamless
Inclusive open program spaces
“Third place” design – welcoming, comfortable social spaces – the community’s living room
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