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| author | Sturm, Brian W. |
| author_facet | Sturm, Brian W. Sturm, Brian W. |
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| contents | Imaginary "Geographies" of Childhood: School Library Media Centers as Secret Spaces Sturm, Brian W. School Libraries Learning Resources Centers Imagination Interpersonal Relationship Children Adolescents Librarians Secret spaces serve as mirrors in which children can explore themselves and play with identities, while at the same time they act as windows to the real world through which children develop an understanding of social interactions and societal norms and expectations. The understanding of secret spaces has important implications for the physical design of school library media centers (SLMCs). What more creative space exists than the room in the school that is filled with the world's knowledge and the endless possibilities that knowledge creates. However, libraries tend to be built with close attention to easy sightlines to avoid blind spots where children can cause mischief. In this article, the author contends that if SLMCs are to function as secret spaces, designers should reconsider this practice and allow children some spaces to hide. Children need small spaces, nooks and crannies, and areas not in the direct sightlines of adults if they are to feel sheltered enough to imagine freely. |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2008 |
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| spellingShingle | Imaginary "Geographies" of Childhood: School Library Media Centers as Secret Spaces Sturm, Brian W. School Libraries Learning Resources Centers Imagination Interpersonal Relationship Children Adolescents Librarians Imaginary "Geographies" of Childhood: School Library Media Centers as Secret Spaces Sturm, Brian W. School Libraries Learning Resources Centers Imagination Interpersonal Relationship Children Adolescents Librarians Secret spaces serve as mirrors in which children can explore themselves and play with identities, while at the same time they act as windows to the real world through which children develop an understanding of social interactions and societal norms and expectations. The understanding of secret spaces has important implications for the physical design of school library media centers (SLMCs). What more creative space exists than the room in the school that is filled with the world's knowledge and the endless possibilities that knowledge creates. However, libraries tend to be built with close attention to easy sightlines to avoid blind spots where children can cause mischief. In this article, the author contends that if SLMCs are to function as secret spaces, designers should reconsider this practice and allow children some spaces to hide. Children need small spaces, nooks and crannies, and areas not in the direct sightlines of adults if they are to feel sheltered enough to imagine freely. |
| title | Imaginary "Geographies" of Childhood: School Library Media Centers as Secret Spaces |
| topic | School Libraries Learning Resources Centers Imagination Interpersonal Relationship Children Adolescents Librarians |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ825565 |