Media Center Facility Plan

Chris Douglas
Service through knowledge and character

Savannah Country Day School

Usus Per Scientiam Moresque - Service through knowledge and character January 29, 2014

Chris Douglas email: cdouglas@savcds.org !

Facility Plan
MEDIA CENTER PROFILE

Serves approximately 440 students, Prek thru Fifth Grade Serves approximately 60+ faculty members One full-time media specialist Two full-time media clerks

Media Center Location

Our media center is located on the ground floor of the lower school building. It is situated on an outside corner between the lobby and the playground. The media center is next to a stairwell and is easy to access.

Media Center location in building

SHELF LOCATION KEY:

Easy fiction Periodicals Series Fiction Non fiction Resource/
Bibliography

CURRENT FACILITY FLOOR PLAN

Circulation Desk

The circulation desk is located adjacent to the entryway. They have a great view of the entire media center and easy access to the offices and special use rooms.

Reading/Periodical Areas

Students have fun, kid sized seating options with plenty of magazines to choose from. This is also a favorite place to sit and look through books you are considering.

Computer areas

This is the search area for the media center databases.

This computer lab is part of the media center. It is equipped with a Smartboard, 20+ student Macs, and a color copier/ scanner/printer. The lower school has an additional laptop/Ipad Cafe upstairs. There are also three laptop carts, with 20 computers each.

Office/Special Area Space

A/V Room

Teacher Resource Room

Workroom

The Reading Well

Used mainly by Pre-k thru 2nd for story time Also used for specific lessons with the media specialist The entry to this area will be changed in the final plan.

Seating and student work areas

The central area contains six round tables with four chairs at each one. Most lessons are taught here. There is also another table and chair grouping that provides additional space for work or reading.

Shelving

The two tree shelves pictured here contain primary fiction. They will be raised to give more shelf height for taller books. There are approximately 16, 594 books in the lower school library.

Media Center Improvements

ISSUE # 1: FROM THE SURVEY RESULTS It would be great if it was not near an outside door. It is tempting for people to use it as a hallway, and this can disrupt classes. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Replace the existing door with a glass door. This would allow students and teachers to see what was going on in the media center with the door closed. This would help them decide whether it is a good time to cut through or go around. It would also cut down on noise from the stairwell.

The wooden door would be replaced by a glass door.

Media Center Improvements

ISSUE # 2 AND SUGGESTION: FROM THE SURVEY RESULTS A curtain in the nook area to allow students to do small performances or play acting In speaking with the media specialist, she said that a curtain would also help cut down on noise and visual stimulation from outside the well. This would help the younger children be less distracted.

This temporary partition would be replaced by a heavy curtain.

Media Center Improvements

ISSUE #3: FROM SPEAKING WITH MEDIA CENTER PERSONNEL The custom bookshelves are nice, but not quite tall enough to fit some of the picture books in the primary fiction section. These books have to be tilted to fit. SUGGESTION: Replace or alter these bookshelves by increasing the distance between each shelf by two inches. This issue is the least likely to be resolved quickly, due to the expense and time involved.

Books must lean to fit.

Facility Plan Modifications

Replace temporary partition with permanent, heavy curtain. Change height of shelving to accommodate tall childrens books.

Replace wooden door with single glass door.