{"id":4839,"date":"2022-03-07T10:56:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2022-03-09T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T20:11:50","slug":"library-beautification-stories-from-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/library-beautification-stories-from-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Beautification: Stories from the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sprucing Up the Academy<\/h1>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a sign to decorate your library walls\u2013here it is! By decorating its walls, you can change your library\u2019s environment and how patrons interact with your library. The pictures shown here are of wall decorations intended to make their respective libraries more lively, engaging, and motivating spaces for students. There are two libraries shown in these pictures: a college library and an elementary school library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow along by flipping through the image galleries.<\/em><\/p>\n

Decorating in an Academic Setting<\/h2>\n

I work in an academic library for a health sciences college. When I started my position as a library assistant, the library walls were blank. And when my friend started working in an elementary school library, she found herself in a similar situation with blank, empty-feeling walls. But there were quick, inexpensive ways to fix this!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the health sciences library, I often overhear students discussing ways to get into medical school or other graduate programs, as well as the people they know who have already done so. To support this curiosity, I provided information about health professionals and organizations in positive, artistic ways:<\/span><\/p>\n