<div dir="ltr"><br><div>As the librarian, make sure you PERSONALLY meet with vendors and representatives. </div><div>They've worked in LOTS of libraries and can advise you what's trending in school libraries. </div><div><br></div><div>You also want to know SPECIFICS about how much is in your grant. </div><div><br></div><div>It's not like the movie, <i>Field of Dreams</i>, where if you dream it, the funds will follow. </div><div><br></div><div>Nope! </div><div><br></div><div>You'll need to know what level of financial fantasy you're operating within. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Great point about forward-facing shelving! There's tilted shelving, too. After 31 years of teaching, arthritis has kicked in and shelving books is a lot easier with tilted shelving. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:40 AM Annie Magness via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I would say as much forward facing shelving as possible. We have it for our Everybody books and are slowly converting our Non-Fiction to it as well. Makes browsing and shelving so much easier!<div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Annie Magness, LRC Director<div>Lisle Elementary School</div><div>5801 Westview Lane</div><div>Lisle, IL 60532</div><div><br></div><div>630.403.8155</div><div><a href="mailto:amagness@lisle202.org" target="_blank">amagness@lisle202.org</a></div><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/lisle202.org/lislereads/home?authuser=0" target="_blank">Lisle Reads LRC Website</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/90531486?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(24,24,24)" target="_blank">Currently Reading</a></div><div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/90531486?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank"><img width="50" alt="Book Cover" src="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_cover/90531486" style="margin: 10px 0px 5px;"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:26 AM Walsh, Michelle via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Paint! First and foremost, make sure your walls are a warm palette. When we repainted our middle school library, I was amazed at how excited our kids were about this very simple change. </div><div><br></div><div>Interactive play theater. Have puppets or props students can use to recreate stories or inventive plays.</div><div>(<i>Yes, I know there are Covid concerns, but K-2 students are tactile learners</i>.)</div><div><br></div><div>Interactive felt or magnetic boards where students can recreate stories. </div><div>(<i>Yes, I know there are Covid concerns, but K-2 students are tactile learners</i>.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Interactive board games and puzzles.</div><div>(<i>Yes, I know there are Covid concerns, but K-2 students are tactile learners</i>.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Schaumburg Public Library had/has a dry erase surface where they post different questions and kids use stickers/magnets to indicate their preferences. This serves as an interactive graph. Cool way to reinforce graphing and its purpose. <br></div><div>(<i>Yes, I know there are Covid concerns, but K-2 students are tactile learners</i>.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Plant wall & other interactive features</div><div>-<a href="https://www.enr.com/articles/45879-green-projects-sunset-ridge-school" target="_blank">https://www.enr.com/articles/45879-green-projects-sunset-ridge-school</a></div><div><br></div><div>Favorite stuffed characters! Even my middle school kids love my Piglet=pencil sharpener; Tigger=tissue; </div><div>Eeyore='Bully Box'. We use Hundred-Acre Wood stuffed characters to help them navigate the library. </div><div>As corny as it sounds, it really does work:) </div><div><br></div><div>Ballot Box-Give kids the opportunity to 'vote' in elections OR 'vote' for their favorite storybook character. </div><div>You can even create a privacy frame around it. </div><div>(Ex. Elephant & Piggie; Pigeon; Clifford; Fancy Nancy)</div><div><br></div><div>Sensory-friendly furniture and features. Rocking chairs really help!</div><div><br></div><div><div>Vinyl or leather bond furniture. Children are messy and you want an easy cleanup. No pillows! </div><div>Even at my middle school, the kids would snuggle their noses up next to them. </div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_km6k6po21" alt="download.jpg" width="310" height="162"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_km6k6t3h2" alt="download-1.jpg" width="233" height="216"><br><div><br></div><div>Flexible furniture arrangements. </div><div><br></div><div>Flat-screen monitors of 42+inches with Bluetooth technology.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:59 AM Todd Freer via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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