Thursday, November 26, 2015

Nice features in spaces for children in libraries: part 2


This continues the earlier post about spaces for children in library.

Phoenix Library has step into reading in Spanish

children's space - ​Burton Barr Central Library
and English
children's space - ​Burton Barr Central Library


Cambridge Public Library had gerbils

Gerbils in the service desk, children's room, Main Library, Cambridge Public Library, MA
an amazing ceiling,
ceiling detail, children's room, Main Library, Cambridge Public Library, MA
meeting rooms
activity room with mural, children's room, Main Library, Cambridge Public Library, MA
and a fun stairway
children's room, Main Library, Cambridge Public Library, MA

Boston Public Library, had lots of spaces for parents and children to sit, off by them selves, or with others
Showing parts of two murals Children's space - Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
and ways for children to navigate under the shelving. This does mean it is fixed shelving so there are some disadvantages to this.
Children's space -  Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
Fox Library, MA had a children's reuse area for funds, use and to support the library,
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lovely signs for children,
Fox Library
Watertown Public Library had an interesting classification of picture books
categories - children's space - Watertown Free Public Library
This is not an exhaustive list.

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