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Does Circulation Mean Air Flow or Checkout? Defining Words PLA Ninth National Conference Phoenix, Arizona Saturday March 16, 2002. Presenters: Margie Knoedel, Senior Librarian Hennepin County Library Wayzata, Minnesota
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Does Circulation Mean Air Flow or Checkout? Defining Words PLA Ninth National Conference Phoenix, Arizona Saturday March 16, 2002
Presenters: Margie Knoedel,Senior Librarian Hennepin County Library Wayzata, Minnesota Lois Langer, Coordinating Librarian Hennepin County Library Eden Prairie, Minnesota Jeffrey Scherer, Architect, FAIA Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle Ltd.. Minneapolis, Minnesota Moderator: Pamela Holt, Librarian Hennepin County Library Edina, Minnesota
“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.” F. Scott Fitzgerald ATTRIBUTION: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), U.S. author. An unnamed guest at one of Gatsby’s parties, in The Great Gatsby, ch. 3 (1925). BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.
Eden Prairie Library Groceries to information Opening March 2003 St. Louis Park Library Finding the prairie within Opened January 2002
Eden Prairie Library Groceries to information Opening March 2003 St. Louis Park Library Finding the prairie within Opened January 2002
Eden Prairie LibraryOpening March 2003 B E N T Z / T H O M P S O N / R I E T O W A R C H I T E C U R E - U R B A N D E S I G N www.btr-architects.com
Current Library Eden Prairie Library (2001) Reference staff: 6.5 people Open hours per week: 51 Information Contacts: 46,971 Total circulation: 710,916
St. Louis Park LibraryOpened January 2002 www.hcmarchitects.com
St. Louis Park Library St. Louis Park Library (2000) Reference staff: 3.5 people Open hours per week: 51 Information Contacts: 29,326 Total circulation: 327,398
Defining Moments • Defining expectations • Defining roles • Defining language
Defining Expectations • Help stakeholders define their expectations • Community • Staff • Elected officials
Defining Roles • Librarians are experts in: • libraries • what the work is • Architects are experts in: • design • how to make things work
Defining Roles • Librarians • users of the final product • Architects • producers of the final product
Defining Roles • Librarians and Architects • Ask questions • Listen • Are realistic about limitations • Solve problems • Are non-adversarial
Defining Roles • Other Key Players • Library administration • Elected officials • Community • Other library staff • Others
Defining Language • Librarians and Architects (Avoid using words that can’t be defined:) • Beautiful • Usable • Friendly • Timeless • Cozy
Defining Language • Librarians and Architects (Define words together:) • Durable • Accessible • Functional
Defining Language • Architects • Lively • Adjacency • Daylighting • Circulation • Program design
Defining Language • Librarians • Circulation • Reserves • Reference
Summary • Work together • Have fun • Build a great library