<div>                Two years ago, my elementary school library received browsing bins (DEMCO) that make it SO easy for kindergarten and 1st graders to find books.<br><br>Also, for my storytime area, I now have a ceiling mounted projector.  Instead of holding up a picture book, I put the book under a document camera and the pages are projected on a whiteboard.   Now I never hear, "I can't see the picture!"<br><br>Mickie Lewis<br>Jefferson Elementary School - Berwyn<br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Sunday, April 18, 2021, 10:30:10 AM CDT, E Hertel via AISLE <aisle@list.railslibraries.info> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv9192588916"><div><div>Thank you for the question. My principal has asked me to come up with a plan to update my school library, too. It is easy for me to re-imagine my reading area with the variety of shelving with seating and display options/built-ins. However, I am struggling with how to re-imagine my teaching area. Are modular tables and lightweight stools and chairs an improvement over conventional wooden tables and chairs? </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Looking forward to hearing other’s experiences!</div><div>Edie Hertel</div><div>Teacher Librarian </div><div>Walker Elementary School</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9192588916gmail_quote"><div class="yiv9192588916yqt3711499084" id="yiv9192588916yqt56664"><div class="yiv9192588916gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 3:33 PM Steiger, Sarah via AISLE <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="yiv9192588916gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">I'm curious about what is actually working for you in your library's physical space? Did you recently renovate or update your space? What is a unique addition that you can't live without? Is there something we should all have in our library spaces? I'm wondering about all levels of investment: low level investments all the way to expensive!<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Ready go!</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="font-size:13px;"><font face="Calibri" color="#4f81bd" style="font-size:1.09em;">Sarah Steiger </font><font color="#a6a6a6" face="Calibri" style="font-size:1.09em;">| She/Her/Hers </font></b><b style="font-size:13px;"><font color="#a6a6a6" face="Calibri" style="font-size:1.09em;">| </font></b><b style="font-size:1.09em;color:rgb(166,166,166);font-family:Calibri;">Library and Digital Media Manager</b></p><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><font color="#a6a6a6" face="Calibri" style="font-size:1.09em;"><b>Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning</b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><font color="#a6a6a6" face="Calibri" style="font-size:1.09em;"><b>Chicago Public Schools</b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in;"><a shape="rect" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sites.google.com/cps.edu/litcon/home__;!!P1w4qL2BkQ!u9ORBrj7Z6xaNCH5789lcrVPfWR9_1KYmJn1rh5RquwdbHirhbkPR7RbjNMjwDOnVA$" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Join us April 16 at LITCon!</b></font></span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in;"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"><img border="0" width="200" height="112" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10X6QpvuYRrgOXK1TXVmsIKn5Hmj6ETqb&export=download" style="width:2.0833in;min-height:1.1666in;"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Critical Catalog</span><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;">u</span><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;">ing Project at CPS, led by CPS librarians, is working to adjust the subject headings and keywords that are used to locate books in our catalog. Some of these terms are historicall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