<div dir="ltr">I used to work in an open library in an elementary, and the noise was terrible. A lot of the noise was from hallway traffic, but there was also noise from classrooms. The teachers in the classrooms didn't like the open plan either because they had to deal with the noise from library lessons and from the students as they hunted for materials. For a middle school, it wouldn't be as bad, but there would be noise during the staggered lunches. As someone else pointed out, equipment can't be locked up either, so if you purchase technology for the library, you would not be able to leave it out, and sometimes storing it wouldn't be easy (think 3D printer). </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:small"><br></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-size:small">Jennifer Stasinopoulos, Librarian</b><div style="font-size:small">Rosary High School</div><div style="font-size:small">630-896-0831, ext 226</div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="mailto:jstasinoopulos@rosaryhs.com" target="_blank">jstasinopoulos@rosaryhs.com</a></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">"<i>Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation." </i></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">-</span><font size="2"><span style="line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">-</span></font>Walter Cronkite</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>My school has an opportunity to do some library renovation. I've talked to the superintendent about being involved as much as possible, but the whole process is being very rushed. The architect and my superintendent are both promoting wide, open entryway near our main hallway. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm concerned about the noise from the hallways. Our bell schedule varies a bit by grade, so the passing periods are sometimes during a class period. We are also often used as an alternate location for tests, both everyday tests and state testing.</div><div><br></div><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Do any of you have an open entryway? Any pros/cons?</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for any insight you can provide.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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