Using the space and the facility in new ways to meet learner needs is exciting. The new name for the library is the Learning Commons. Click to see the vision of the Learning Commons space as a bustling, energetic space full of learning activity.generating interest and excitement.
Characteristics of the layout:
Katie Van Sligtenhorst has been busy transforming the space at Spring High School into a more open and flexible space, which has excited the students.
See the shelving lining the perimeter and the roominess around the tables.
See the open center aisle with the low shelving near the middle, creating an open and invitinig feeling. The displays are near the center, like Barnes & Noble.
See a collection of images of spaces and furniture at this Pinterest site that illustrate what a Learning Commons looks like, some of which are shown here.
These are called Kite tables. The shape is unusual and allows for various configurations in multiple layouts.
You can also see the advantage of folding them and rolling them out of sight in a small space when more open floor space is needed.
Here are other Kite tables in a different shape.
Other vendors have different shapes. Some look like pinwheels and are very easy to bunch in several ways.