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Today’s Presenters
Melanie Morgan Director, Madison County (NC) Public Libraries
Betha Gutsche WebJunction Programs Manager
Brianna HoffmanWebJunction Project Coordinator
Jennifer TrailDirector, Glenns Ferry (ID) Public Library
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TRANSFORMATION STORIES
Making Space for Active Learning in the Library
Activate the Library
with Learning
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
If small libraries can create Smart Spaces, any library can!
GOAL:
Co-create a space
with the community for
participatory, active learning
and social engagement
Project Funders and Partners
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participatory, informal, interest-driven and relevant to real life
▪ Everyone can participate.
▪ Learning happens by doing.
▪ Challenge is constant.
▪ Everything is interconnected.
Active
learning
in
libraries
is…
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Children’s Learning Garden, Lewes (DE) Public Library;
used with permission
STEM program at Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library (NH) ;
courtesy of Wilton Library
Learning happens by doing
ACTIVE LEARNING LOOKS LIKE …
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Artist-in-Residence program, Bellingham (WA) Public Library;
courtesy of Jenni Johnson
Build a City by CSM (CA) Libraries on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
DIY becomes DIT (doing it together)
ACTIVE LEARNING LOOKS LIKE …
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Pre-school
Alphabet Tree, Early Learning Space,
Allen County (IN) Public Library on
Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Teens
Digital Media Lab, Laurel (DE) Public
Library; courtesy of Tameca Beckett
Adults
You can make it by Fabrice Florin on
Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
Active learning is for all ages
ACTIVE LEARNING LOOKS LIKE …
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The Community
Every community is unique
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1,670
Caledonia Public Library, MN
Cornwall Public Library, NY
Glenns Ferry Public Library, ID
Greenwich FreeLibrary, NY
Hot SpringsLibrary, NC
Ignacio Public Library, CO
James Kennedy Public Library, IA
Madison Public Library, SD
Norelius CommunityLibrary, IA
Punxsutawney Memorial Library, PA
Ronan Library District, MT
Town Creek Public Library, AL
Tucker FreeLibrary, NH
Wilton-Gregg Public Library, NH
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library, TX
6,319 16,841 1,100 4,942
560 5,950 5,000 12,622 8,298
15,760 8,645 1,080 4,900 3,400
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Define a process that leads to active
learning space and service
transformation for a variety
of libraries and their communities
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Small Libraries Create Smart SpacesIT ALL BEGINS WITH COMMUNITY
THE
COMMUNITY
IS THE
EXPERT
Photo: Surveying Community Members by Car Martin on Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0
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Engage & Explore
Engaging community members in visioning and planning
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“Being from a very
small town (1,100),
we feel our best tool
is a ‘vocal’ survey
⎯listening to the talk
at our local
coffee shop.”
Discovery Tools:
▪Surveys
▪Stakeholder Interviews
▪Topical Focus Groups
▪Observations
▪Visioning/ Idea Workshops
▪Open brainstorming
▪Dot Boards/ Wish Trees
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Small Libraries Create Smart SpacesDISCOVERY TOOLS
Grab a leaf and answer these questions:
1. What do you like about Madison?
2. What do you think would make it better?
Ask open-ended questions
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Four dot board choices: gaming space, teen space,
maker space, and business incubator.
Teen space wins!
From Wish Trees to Dot Boards
DISCOVERY TOOLS
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“It’s a good process to help me stay
flexible and open to hearing community
ideas, and not stuck on what I think their
ideas are. It’s a reminder that this is for
the community and needs to be driven
by their interests.”
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Prepare for Change
Making way for transformation
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Projects-in-progress are left lying around
EPL Makerspace by Mack Male on Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)
Active learning space is… open and inviting
Messy is okay
QUALITIES OF A SMART SPACE
Tools are visible & accessible
STEM Cart: Demco.com
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Everything can be made moveable
Mobile Library Shelving, Group3 Planners , Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Active learning space is… flexible
The caster is your best friend
QUALITIES OF A SMART SPACE
Modular tables and mobile reference pod
Tables, chairs, pod: Demco.com
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
“Undoubtedly the shelves
heave a collective sigh of
relief after being liberated
from too much weight.”
–Eileen Shaw, Branch Manager,
Everson (WA) Library
Photo: by Eric Konon on Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
WEEDING! Reduce choice overload
PREPARE FOR CHANGE
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Annotation Tools
Check mark
▪ Click on square shape,
half-way down.
▪ Use the drop-down menu and
choose the check mark.
▪ Click on slide to indicate choice.
Find the grey marker pen in top left corner of the presentation screen.
Click to open the tool buttons in a column on
the left side; the marker pen will turn blue.
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Place checkmarks on areas or items ripe for change.Photos courtesy of Smart Spaces project participants
If this were your library, what would you want to change
to allow for active learning?
PREPARE FOR CHANGE
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
“Fort Circulation” – the immovable
barrier between staff and patrons
Awkward flow, little room to
reconfigure space
No social connection – it’s a
one-person space
Make room for active learning
PREPARE FOR CHANGE
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Transform
Make it happen!
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
• Service population:
1,241
• Location: Southeastern
Idaho
• Agriculture-centered
economy
Jennifer Trail, Library DirectorGlenns Ferry Public Library
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
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Glenns Ferry Public LibraryFounded in 1927
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Homegrown Goodness
Glenns Ferry is a Small, Rural town
Based Around Agriculture
• Population is about 1,200
Some Residents would argue the only “culture”
available in town is yogurt
• Schools are in one building with a total student population of around 400 from PK-12
The Library would like to change that
• Which in part led me to apply for this opportunity
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Historical Role of the
Library
• Originally a Medical Clinic
• Transformed into a Library in the late 1990’s
• Been Viewed as a Sleepy Little Place that only Housed Books
• Very Little Programming Offered in the Past
• More than Once the City Council had Considered Closing it All Together
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Goals Based on Community Input
• Create a flexible space that will adapt to all kinds of programming
• Create a space that feels inviting
• Change the perception in the community about the role of the Library
• Support other groups in town in a common goal of educating all ages in the community
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Before
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Demo! Reconfiguring the Doors
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Ta-Dah!
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Nailed It!
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Was it Worth It? Heck Yes!
• Not only has the space provided a place for active learning, it has created an independent work/meeting space
• Started an out of school Tween STEAM Program every week
• Adult Book Club meets in this space
• Project has played a huge role in redefining our Library in the community as an active learning resource
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Challenges…
• Time! Make sure you assemble a team of support.
• Money! This project is a great start, but look towards the future sustainability and seek out other supplemental grant opportunities.
• Don’t know where to start! Ask lots of questions. Take time to get to know your community’s desires
• I’m not a designer! I’m not either, yet somehow it all pulls together.
You CAN do this
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Thank You & Good Luck!
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
Jennifer Trail
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
• Hot Springs Library, Hot Springs, NC
• Service population: 560
• Location: Western North Carolina, near the
Tennessee border
• Library website:
www.madisoncountylibrary.net
Melanie Morgan, Library DirectorMadison County Public Libraries
Madison County, North Carolina
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HOT SPRINGS LIBRARY
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CHILDREN'S/TEEN SPACE
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COMMUNITY DISCOVERY PROCESS
Tools:
• Survey
• One-on-one Informal Interviews
• Facilitation Sessions
• Idea Board
Audience: Community Members including students, staff,
Friends of the Hot Springs Library and key stakeholders
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BEFORE
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DEMO DAY
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Yikes!
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STRUCTURAL ISSUE DISCOVERED
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HOT MESS
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AFTER
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ACTIVE LEARNING SPACE: STEAM CLUB
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ACTIVE LEARNING:FREE PLAY
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FUTURE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES
In collaboration with the Madison County School System, the
Madison County Public Libraries will develop two distinct
afterschool programs, Literacy Leaps and Tail Waggin’ Tutors
that will be offered to help struggling students achieve higher
educational attainment through one-on-one and small group
tutoring which includes STEAM enrichment activities.
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THANK YOU!
If you have any questions, please feel free
to contact me:
Melanie Morgan, Director
Madison County Public Libraries
(828) 649-3741
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Transform
Make it Happen!
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Caledonia Public Library
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Large, bulky furniture dominated the space.
Before the changes…
BEFORE
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Community
Reactions:
“It’s so much more
open and welcoming!”
“I’m surprised by how
open it looks now.
How comfortable it
looks. It’s much more
inviting.”
“I love the new
arrangement! It’s
great for group study!”
Light, easy to move tables and chairs were chosen for the space!
AFTER
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Cornwall Public Library
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
A space full of potential.
Blank Canvas…
BEFORE
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Cornwall Public Library did not shy away from color in their transformation!
AFTER
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Madison Public Library
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
No Place for Teens
BEFORE
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“The Teen Space”
AFTER
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Wilton Public & Gregg
Free Library
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Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library, Wilton, NH
BEFORE & AFTER
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
A “Performance Corner” for
outdoor performances and
readings The “Story Walk”
New Stairs and Walkway
BEFORE & AFTER
Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library, Wilton, NH
An Outdoor Library Experience
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Learn
Activate the Space with Programming
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Teens and a Green Screen at Madison Public Library
PROGRAMMING
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
“Makers Corner”
for Tweens,
including LEGO
Build Challenges!
Punxsutawney
Memorial Library
Air Rockets!
Paper Airplanes!
Ignacio Community
Library
“Vicarious Visits”
Madison Public
Library & Caledonia
Public Library
Teen Tech Night
Resume Building
Cornwall Public
Library
Website Building
for Small
Businesses!
Greenwich Free
Library
PROGRAMMING
“Expression
Sessions”
Art at Punxsutawney
Memorial Library
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Small Libraries Create Smart SpacesPROGRAMMING
After School at Norelius Community Library
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Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Tango Try-It Night
Wilton Public and
Gregg Free Library
Poetry Slam
Caledonia Public
Library
Music Recording
and Production
Ignacio Community
Library & Madison
Public Library
“Life Hacks” Series
Greenwich
Community Library
Electronics Repair
Café
Ignacio Community
Library
PROGRAMMING
“Snacks in the
Stacks”
Summer Lunches
Wilton Public and
Gregg Free
Library
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Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library’s Smart Park!
PROGRAMMING
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Association of Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) worked
collaboratively with WebJunction on all project phases.
• Project for Public Spaces (PPS) provided subject
expertise, consultation and instruction.
• This project is made possible by support from OCLC
and by a grant from the Institute of Museum & Library
Services, LG-80-16-0039-16
For more information on how Small Libraries
Create Smart Spaces and more case studies
please visit https://www.webjunction.org/explore-
topics/smart-spaces.html.