Maine School Library Facilities Handbook
COMPARISON TABLES

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Comparison of Library Areas for Schools of Different Sizes

pop. 250

pop. 500

pop.  750

pop. 1000

pop 1250

Circulation

300

350

400

400

400

Instruction

700

700

700

700

700

Office/work

550

650

700

700

700

Equip/storage

400

450

450

450

450

Media

600

650

700

750

800

rvl, stacks

1500

3000

4500

600

7500

TOTAL

4050

5800

9850

9000

10550


Proposed population of 250 or less

Elementary

M.S.

H. S.

Present

Circulation

213

243

300

Instruction

497

567

700

Office/work

550

550

550

Equip/storage

400

400

400

Computer /multimedia

426

486

600

rvl, stacks

710

810

1000

TOTAL

2796

3056

3550

1675

student-use

1846

2106

2600

non-student

950

950

950


Proposed population of 500

Elementary

M.S.

H. S.

Present

Circulation

256

294

350

Instruction

511

588

700

Office/work

625

625

625

Equip/storage

425

425

425

Computer /multimedia

438

504

600

rvl, stacks

1460

1680

2000

TOTAL

3715

4116

4700

2900

student-use

2665

3066

3650

non-student

1050

1050

1050


Proposed population of 750

Elementary

M.S.

H. S.

Present

Circulation

292

340

400

Instruction

511

595

700

Office/work

650

650

650

Equip/storage

450

450

450

Computer /multimedia

475

553

650

rvl, stacks

2190

2550

3000

TOTAL

4568

5138

5850

4050

student-use

3468

4038

4750

non-student

1100

1100

1100


Proposed population of 1000

Elementary

M.S.

H. S.

Present

Circulation

304

352

400

Instruction

532

616

700

Office/work

700

700

700

Equip/storage

450

450

450

Computer /multimedia

551

638

725

rvl, stacks

3040

3520

4000

TOTAL

5577

6276

6975

5250

student-use

4427

5126

5825

non-student

1150

1150

1150


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