The Deweyless Library: An Innovative Approach An Webinar

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The Deweyless Library An Innovative Approach
An Webinar
Thursday, Feb 26 1200 noon to 100 p.m.

• Presenter Marshall Shore
• marshall_at_marshallshore.com

Infopeople webinars are supported by the U.S.
Institute of Museum and Library Services under
the provisions of the Library Services and
Technology Act, administered in California by the
State Librarian.
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Agenda

• Background
• Elements
• Collection
• Opening Day and Beyond

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Background

• Maricopa County Library District is
• Customer Focused
• Technology Driven
• Popular Materials Focused

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Background

• Perry Branch Library is a
• 3 way partnership
• Town of Gilbert, AZ
• Chandler Unified School District
• Maricopa County Library District
• New Facility

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Background

• Staff
• Listening to customers and potential customers

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• Does your library seek/ use input from customers
  and potential customers?
• Yes/ No

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Background - Original Floor Plan
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Elements

• Retail Model
• Flow
• Shelving
• Display
• Furniture
• Signage

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Elements

• Retail Model
• Flow
• Shelving
• Display
• Furniture
• Signage
• Collection

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Elements

• Third place
• Characteristics
• Distinct from home or work
• Liberating and free space
• Encourages people to stay and to return
• Playful

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• Should your library become a third place?
• Multiple choice
• Yes/ No/ It is

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Elements Final Floor plan
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Elements Floor Plan Comparison
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Elements - Shelving
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Elements - Display
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Elements - Display
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Elements Furniture
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Elements - Signage
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• Multiple choice
• How is your library organized?
• Dewey
• LC
• Hybrid/ combination
• Bookstore
• Other

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Elements - Collection

• Neighborhoods
• Browsing
• Popular materials
• Circulating reference collection

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Collection - Book Industry Standards and
Communications (BISAC)
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Collection - Schedule
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Collection Catalog view
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Collection Spine label
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Opening Day and Beyond

• Opening Day
• Media
• Staff/ Customer/ Profession
• What is next?

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Opening Day and Beyond

• Further materials
• New York Times
• Marketing Survey
• Tampa Tribune

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Survey

• How would you rejuvenate your library?
• Open

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Thank you for attending todays
session!Marshall Shoremarshall_at_marshallshore.co
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