NNHS Library Fast Facts:

• Approx. 1400 students and 5 classes visit the library every school day.
• Approx. 1300 books are in circulation per day.
  
• The last major infusion of library materials occurred in the 1970s.
• New library books cost approx. $20 to $25 each.
• The construction budget for the new building includes funds for library technology, but nothing for new print and electronic materials.

 

What is the Learning Commons?

Old Library Model	New Learning Commons Model
Library teachers teach students how to find quality information	Library teachers coach students in acquiring, creating, and sharing knowledge*
Library teachers show students how to use technology to access databases	Library teachers, subject teachers and students explore the uses and implications of state of the art technology
Everyone must be quiet!	Multiple, flexible spaces allow for a variety of simultaneous learning environments*
Areas defined by stacks, computers, and tables	Changeable areas defined by affinity groups, classes, and subjects
Books are stored in the stacks	Entire collection is used every year
Students assemble 2D projects on posterboard	Students create multimedia presentations, borrowing from text, audio, video *
Students present projects to their class	Students present projects to the public in the Learning Commons *
Eurocentric collection	Globally focused collection

* already in practice