[aisle] [***] Advice sought: Mobile shelving, library layout, circulation desk design

[Carol Naughton]

We built a new library a few years ago. The big issues with truly portable
shelving are loss of shelf space (we lost 1 shelf for each unit compared to
a same sized unit with no casters), and cost (the portable shelves were
almost 1.5x the cost of non-portable shelves). In a previous building, I
had "portable" units and while they were on casters, the box was not
designed to be moved around very much and when it was moved, the books had
to come out first.

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:45 PM Dana Brooks via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>
> I am with a small school district and one of my libraries flooded over
> Christmas break, resulting in the need for new carpet, ALL new shelving and
> possibly a new circulation desk. I am choosing to look at this as an
> opportunity for exciting change, so I am wondering if anyone would be
> willing to give me thoughts/input/advice about the following:
>
>
>
>    - Companies that come to your site to give design ideas for changing
>    the layout of your space for better efficiency (I don't know where to
>    even start with this other than Demco or School Specialty maybe?)
>    - Mobile shelving - pros / cons. Things to look for or avoid if we go
>    this route, suggestions etc. If anyone has photos they might be willing to
>    share -
>    - Circulation desk design - Anyone who loves theirs?
>    - Site visit - Is there anyone who uses mobile shelving who might
>    entertain a short site visit from us so we can see how other libraries have
>    utilized it? Or perhaps any library that has recently remodeled?
>
> I will emphasize that our library is very small . Not sure if this helps,
> but I have attached a few photos of our library. (Yes, it is a weird
> shape).
>
>
>  IMG_3483.HEIC
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_s7t6c3XzWab28AbYuZBuaje45yB3W5n/view?usp=drive_web>
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>  IMG_3498.HEIC
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/17or5rNbaq9m-jFKxiRGJXcaJOh256dKp/view?usp=drive_web>
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>  IMG_3499.HEIC
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SawoDnQKBD-jQVvyTgjukVNghYOIhr_4/view?usp=drive_web>
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