When I became the teacher-librarian, the shelves and furniture in the library were in dire need of reorganization.  Sight lines were opened up and shelves were reorganized in a logical order to help students more easily locate books.

Before pictures

Self checkout and beginning of fiction shelves before they were moved to make room for a maker space.

An rarely used space with partially empty shelves. This space eventually became our small group space.

Our small group space that is used daily by tutors leading small groups and students working independently.

The back part of the library that eventually became the section for fiction shelves.

The fiction section had a zig zag pattern to it and students didn't find it logical.

The fiction section was organized in a confusing way and students spent many minutes walking around trying to find books.

The biographies and the 700s-900s were separated from the rest of the nonfiction.

The last section to reunite all nonfiction together in a logical order.

The addition of comfortable seating helps encourage students to read books.

Classroom space with fixed round tables.

Search stations in the middle of the room.

Back corner of the library with nonfiction shelves and obstructed sight lines.

Circulation desk before rearranging it and moving it back out of the traffic pattern.

Shelf tags were peeling and falling off.

After pictures