10.01 Library Multipurpose Learning Center

• Used by students, staff, and for extended school community  activities.  The space should be inviting, inclusive, comfortable, and provide maximum flexibility for a number of activities

• Acoustically zoned for a variety of activities that may include reading, reflection and brainstorming, collaborative group projects, presentations, readings, research, socialization and even games

• Display books and collections to encourage reading

• Provide display space for student work and completed projects 

• Should also accommodate large staff meetings, presentations, and various after-hours purposes including clubs and events

• Furniture should be comfortable, lightweight, flexible, ideally curved rather than harsh angles and designed for students, not adults

• Transitions of flooring from exterior to interior and to designate zones, such as cleanable (non-carpeted) areas so students may eat, making spaces more inviting; concrete for maker areas, and carpet for quieter reading or focused work area

• Provide variation in volume of spaces from large open areas to cozier, yet supervised spaces to curl up and read

• Space for a book vending machine

• Libraries are often prioritized in the 4th quarter of the school year for numerous types of testing

• Circulation desk to be located near the main entry and Librarian Office and configured as a ‘genius bar’ for library assistance, and loaning and returning of resources

10.01A Student Collaboration Room

• Used by students for small group work requiring supervision but acoustic separation

• Can be used for exploring through tactile experiences and creating or prototyping (design, make, test, innovate)

• Access to be directly from the Library Multipurpose Learning Center.  Also provide (secondary) entry to exterior circulation

• Provide direct visual connection to the Library Multipurpose Learning Center

10.02 Media Lab

• Used by students and teachers for creating audio, visual or broadcasting content or productions, such as morning announcements, video streaming, podcasts, or in completing interactive classroom assignments

• Unique acoustic qualities and requirements shall be discussed during design; may be used as a broadcasting lab, podcast recordings

10.03 Office, Librarian

• Office for Librarian to have visual connection to Library Multipurpose Learning Center and entry doors. 

• Serves as a quiet space to take a meeting, call, or do lesson planning when Librarian is not needed in the library

• Provides additional storage for Library

• See Typical Spaces, Office

10.04 Workroom

• Centrally located on campus, the Library workroom is the main hub for staff to prepare curriculum, connect with other educators and instructional coaches, utilize various resources.  This also promotes collaboration with the Library staff

• Access to be directly from the Library Multipurpose Learning Center.  Also provide (secondary) entry without having to go through the Library Multipurpose Learning Center

• Provide direct visual connection to the Library

• Includes work counters, ample storage, and tables and chairs for collaborating

• Coordinate design to accommodate a floor-mounted copier, 30” deep counter area for die-cut machine, full sized refrigerator and sink

10.04A Storage

• Storage room should have large open shelving to store a wide variety of supplies

10.04B Educational Assistants (EAs) Lockers

• Space for EAs to secure their belongings in lockers, conduct small meetings, conduct any desking work

• Should be located off of Workroom for easy utilization and encourage connection to other staff

• Should also be located close to exterior door for easy access

10.05 Professional Learning and Collaboration Room 

• Used for small-group work and meetings

• Should be located off of Workroom for easy utilization and encourage connection to other staff

• Should also be located close to exterior door for easy access  

10.06 Office, Curriculum Instructional Coach

• Offices for Curriculum Coordinators to be in close proximity to Professional Learning and Collaboration Room (PLC)

• See Typical Spaces, Office

10.07 Office / Workroom, Tech Coordinator

• Office for Tech Coordinator to have visual connection to Library Multipurpose Learning Center and secondary connection to exterior circulation.  It is used for storage, service, and maintenance of technology equipment.  Students and staff visit the Tech Coordinator for technology needs and updates

• See Typical Spaces, Office

10.07A Storage, Tech Coordinator

• Storage room should have large open shelving to store a wide variety of supplies

10.08 Mother’s Room

• Private space for nursing mothers to express and store milk

• Room requirements are comfortable chair, small refrigerator, small table, and sink with counter to wash equipment afterwards

• When not in use by nursing mothers, this space can also function as an individual staff wellness space for re-centering, reflection, or even phone calls

• Space should be comfortable, welcoming, and calming

• An additional Mother’s Room may be located in the office or near another staff-intensive area of the campus

• see US Department of Labor Resource

10.09 Toilet, Single (Staff)

• See Typical Spaces, Toilet

10.10 Toilet, Single (Student)

• See Typical Spaces, Toilet