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THIS OLD LIBRARY
How to Revamp, Revitalize
and Reimagine Your Library
Diana Rendina, MLIS
Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
@DianaLRendina
RenovatedLearning.com
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DIANA RENDINA, MLIS • Media Specialist at Tampa
Preparatory, 6-12
independent school
• Stewart Middle Magnet
School in Tampa, FL from
2010-2017
• Blogger @
RenovatedLearning
• 2016 ISTE Outstanding
Young Educator
Portrait by Kimberly Yau
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WHO IS THIS PRESENTATION FOR?
• Librarians in their 1st year at a new-to-them
school
• Librarians taking over from a previous librarian
who had been at the school for decades
• Librarians in older school buildings and/or
working with older collections
• Anyone looking to get some fresh ideas for their
library space and improve their overall program
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About Stewart
• Public STEM Magnet Middle School
• Hillsborough County Public Schools (8th largest
district in USA)
• Grades 6-8
• Urban location near downtown Tampa
• Title 1 - 75% of students on free or reduced
lunch
• Original building opened in 1956 as segregated
high school
• The library is in the original building’s cafeteria
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STEWART CIRCA 2010
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BEFORE…
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BEFORE…
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ABOUT TAMPA PREP
• Independent 6-12 co-ed college prep school
founded in downtown Tampa in 1974
• 675 students
• 1:1 iPad, Active Learning Environments, Apple
Distinguished School
• Current building was constructed in 2002
• Library was partially renovated in 2016
• Previous librarian had been there 20+ years
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TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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Study hall space
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Special events
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The IDEAlab
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Maker Mondays
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO WE
EVEN START?
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WRITE IT DOWN Policies & Procedures Manual
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OBSERVE How is space used? Perception?
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INQUIRE Talk to students, teachers, admin
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SMALL CHANGES SLOWLY
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DREAM Brainstorm Future Ideas
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FIND YOUR FOCUS AREAS
• Weeding
• Collection Development
• The Physical Space
• Collaboration & Programs
WEEDING YOUR
COLLECTION
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OBSERVE Curriculum, circulation
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WE ARE NOT ARCHIVES
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WEED BY THE NUMBERS
Aged, Out of Date
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WEED BY THE NUMBERS
Inaccurate Information
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WEED BY THE NUMBERS
Duplicates
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WEED BY THE NUMBERS
Circulation Data
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JUST WEED IT!
Cover art - will today’s student read this?
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TAKE IT SLOW, REMOVE QUIETLY
COLLECTION
DEVELOPMENT
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FIND YOUR CRITICAL NEEDS
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WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS
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GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT
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CAN THEY EVEN FIND YOUR BOOKS?
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GENREFICATION
What is something you could do this
school year to improve your collection?
THE PHYSICAL
SPACE
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DOCUMENT THE PROBLEMS
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NOTE SAFETY HAZARDS
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FRAME CONCERNS W/STUDENTS 1ST
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PLAY HOUSE
Rearrange your furniture
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LESS IS MORE
Weed your collec@on & your furniture
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MAKE SOME WALL/FLOOR SPACE
Take down shelves you don’t need
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GET CREATIVE
Garage sales, IKEA, district warehouse
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DRAW UP YOUR LAYOUT
Get the big picture view
What is one small change you could make
next week to improve your library space?
COLLABORATION
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FIND YOUR PARTNERS
Who do you work well with?
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BUILD SLOWLY
Set a goal for collabora@ons
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OFFER TO HELP
Grade a rubric? Meet a standard?
PROGRAMS
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EVALUATE EXISITING
Con@nue or not?
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WORK WITH PASSIONS
Yours and your students
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DON’T BE AFRAID TO FAIL
It’ll be okay
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STATE, NATIONAL, DISTRICT
Structures and themes
What’s a program/collaboration you’d like
to start this year? Decide on the first
step to make it happen.
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