Designing Facilities for School Library Materials Centers

Srygley, Sara Krentzman

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Title

Designing Facilities for School Library Materials Centers

Author(s)

Srygley, Sara Krentzman

Issue Date

1963

Keyword(s)

School libraries

Abstract

As libraries were established in a few secondary schools in America at the turn of the century, in all probability those responsible felt that they faced insurmountable problems. These pioneer libraries were placed wherever space could be spared in buildings not planned to accommodate them at all. In retrospect, it seems remarkable that school administrators and librarians of the early 1900' s could arrange library equipment and materials as effectively as they often did in the small and unsuitable areas then designated for libraries. Sixty years later, designing new or renovated quarters for school library services is one of the most complex and challenging problems school library or materials specialists face. The buildings they help to plan represent their concepts of the role of the library in education today, as well as their ability to influence school administrators and architects to accept their ideas. The amount of space allocated for library services, the nature and location of the special areas designated, and specific provisions for the housing and dissemination of the educational media considered legitimate library materials all these tell a community what the planners believe to be a good school library and what services may be expected from it. Winston Churchill is often quoted as having said that we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us. Recognition of the truth of his statement only contributes to the insecurity a thoughtful school librarian must surely feel today.

Publisher

Graduate School of Library Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Allerton Park Institute (10th : 1963)

ISSN

0536-4604

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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