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REIMAGINING LIBRARY SPACES
Diana Rendina, MLIS
Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
@DianaLRendina
RenovatedLearning.com
Transform Your Space
On Any Budget
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DIANA RENDINA, MLIS • Media Specialist at Tampa
Preparatory, 6-12
independent school
• Stewart Middle Magnet
School in Tampa, FL from
2010-2017
• Blogger @
RenovatedLearning
• 2016 ISTE Outstanding
Young Educator
Portrait by Kimberly Yau
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WHO AM I TALKING TO?
• Educators
• Librarians
• Administrators
• Architects, Designers
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STEWART’S
STORY
The dark,
neglected cave
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About Stewart
• Public STEM Magnet Middle School
• Hillsborough County Public Schools (8th largest
district in USA)
• Grades 6-8
• Urban location near downtown Tampa
• Title 1 - 75% of students on free or reduced
lunch
• Original building opened in 1956 as segregated
high school
• The library is in the original building’s cafeteria
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STEWART CIRCA 2010
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Clu>ered, neglected spaces
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Too much furniture, weird layouts
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Heavy tables, and too many
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The only STEM in the library
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Problems the space created
MeeOng setups
cluPered space
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Problems the space created
Safety
hazards
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Problems the space created
No access to
these books
during book fairs
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Problems the space created
CluPer, fire hazards
during special events
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TRANSFORMATION
From “Dark Cave”
to “Vibrant Maker
Hub”
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The Makerspace was the spark…
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BEFORE…
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TRANSFORMATION - 2014
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BEFORE…
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BEFORE…
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TRANSFORMATION
How did we fund it?
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LOWES TOOLBOX GRANT: Paint
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LOWES TOOLBOX: Tables + Chairs
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DONORSCHOOSE: LEGO Wall
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DONORSCHOOSE: Hokki Stools
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DONORSCHOOSE: Whiteboard Wall
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SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR:Chairs + Rug
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SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR: Carts
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TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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ABOUT TAMPA PREP
• Independent 6-12 co-ed college prep school
founded in downtown Tampa in 1974
• 675 students
• 1:1 iPad, Active Learning Environments, Apple
Distinguished School
• Current building was constructed in 2002
• Library was partially renovated in 2016
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Library as lecture hall
Special event &
lecture layout - tables
are behind the curtain
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CollecPon needed update
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No variety in learning zones
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StarPng the transformaPon…
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Tables rearranged for collaboraPon
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Storage area to study nook
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Charging staPons
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Out with the old, in with the new
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Furniture tryouts from KI
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Genrefying the ficPon secPon
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The IDEAlab
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Maker Mondays
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SeVng a vision for the space
Floorplan & furniture from Mien
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What is one idea you’ve seen
so far that you would like try
in your space?
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HACKING
YOUR
LIBRARY:
Advice for
Rethinking
your space
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VISIT OTHER SPACES
Public & Academic Libraries
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VISIT OTHER SPACES
Museums
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DO YOUR RESEARCH
Study Learning Space Design
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DRAW UP YOUR LAYOUT
Get the big picture view
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DREAM UP POSSIBILITIES
What would your ideal be?
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SURVEY + FOCUS GROUP
Include your community
Watch “Remake Your Class”
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USE THE DESIGN PROCESS
Students help you dream
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GET PINSPIRED!
Create a virtual pinboard of ideas
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EASY CHANGES
You can make TODAY
(with li>le or no $$)
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FLEXIBLE SEATING
Offer students choice
Strathcona HS in Edmonton, AB
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LESS IS MORE
Weed your collecPon & your furniture
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MAKE SOME WALL/FLOOR SPACE
Take down shelves you don’t need
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PLAY HOUSE
Rearrange your furniture
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MAKE BETTER SIGNS
Help students find what they need
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SUPPORT LEARNING STYLES
Quiet, loud and in-between
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SMALL INVESTMENTS
Paint, music, indoor plants, etc.
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What is a change you can
make right away to start
transforming your library?
NEVER STOP DREAMING
Change won’t happen if
you just sit sPll
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