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Learning Commons: How Technology is Changing 21st-Century Library Design
January 6, 2016
The rise of digital technology and innovative new approaches to education have given rise to a new sort of library: the learning commons.
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What Do Students Want in a 21st Century School Library?
September 5, 2014
All research points to creating K-12 libraries that are energetic, inviting space filled with students who are busy gathering information and exchanging ideas.
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Should Schools Offer Tinkering 101?
May 19, 2011
Peg Sullivan explores the idea of classrooms designed for “tinkering.”
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Q&A on Specifying Library Furniture
March 10, 2011
When specifying library furniture, what should be determined first?
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Q&A on “21st Century Libraries”
November 3, 2010
How are the furniture needs of 21st Century K-12 classrooms and libraries similar?