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


and English



Cambridge Public Library had gerbils


an amazing ceiling,

meeting rooms

and a fun stairway


Boston Public Library, had lots of spaces for parents and children to sit, off by them selves, or with others

and ways for children to navigate under the shelving. This does mean it is fixed shelving so there are some disadvantages to this.

Fox Library, MA had a children's reuse area for funds, use and to support the library,

lovely signs for children,

Watertown Public Library had an interesting classification of picture books

This is not an exhaustive list.

Some nice features in spaces for children in public libraries: part 1

This post is a collection of interesting features from library spaces for children.

Koelbel Library, part of Arapahoe Libraries had the children's area refurbished and added some acoustic treatments (the blue and white noodle like attachments to the ceiling).  I think these look sculptural, and rather lovely. They apparently work very well too in deadening sound.


Koelbel Library, have the pull out drawers (also at other Arapahoe Libraries) to help children explore books for themselves. This is really showing thought for your library clients.


The collection is organised in a way which makes sense to children - note the animal sign

This photograph shows another  example of the same classification - at Southglenn
Anythink Wright Farms had trees in the children's area

and a lovely outdoor space for play and learning

The Anythink Libraries had prompts for play and thinking, like this one at Anythink Brighton

and Anythink Perl Mack (although this was for anyone to connect to)


This shows some of many lovely ideas.  There will be more posts on this theme.