The Learning Commons is housed in a large, open space that features numerous areas for collaboration, technology use, and study. The fiction section is divided by genre for browsing and has comfortable soft seating to encourage reading. The non-fiction is clearly labeled with easily visible numbers to denote the beginning of each section. Two collaborative spaces in the back of the library feature large, mounted TVs that can be used for presentations. A series of high top tables near the windows in the front offer cafe-style seating to allow for small-group collaboration. The desktop computers are surrounded by low bookshelves, providing teachers with an alternative classroom setting. Similarly, the center section has eight tables, seating a total of 36 students. The library offers laptops for checkout, making this another choice spot for co-teaching with the librarians. At the front of the Learning Commons are doors to the makerspace, a recording studio, and the Room of Requirement, which is a conference room that can be used for quiet study, collaboration, or whatever else might be needed.
Comfortable seating surrounded by awesome books
Collaborative areas to create hubs of learning
A makerspace with low tech and high tech
Access to technology for full classes or individual needs