Facilities Handbook

Table of Contents

Preface
General Considerations
Overview of Essential Areas
Comparison Charts of Essential Areas
Square Footage Table
Detailed Description of Essential Areas
Advice from the Field
Listing of New and Retrofitted SLM Facilities to Visit
Appendix A - ADA Resources
Appendix B - Calculating Shelving Requirements
Appendix C - Glossary of Terms *
Useful Resources
Facilities Committee Members

Your suggestions and feedback are most welcome. Please address your comments to one of the members of the Maine Association of School Libraries (MASL) facilities committee listed here.

Francie Aley Boothbay Regional High School Library 156A Townsend Avenue Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 633-2421 fdaley@saturn.caps.maine.ed	Dorothy Gregory (now retired) Maine State Library SHS 64 Augusta, ME 04333 287-5620 dot.gregory@state.me.us
Linda Hazard Union 48 School Dept. PO Box 430 Wiscasset, ME 04578 Linda_Hazard@wiscasset.k12.me.us	Jo Hipsher Brunswick High School Library 116 Maquoit Road Brunswick, ME 04011 jhipsher@horton.col.k12.me.us
Carol Jackson Lincoln Academy Library PO Box 382 Newcastle, ME 04553 jackson@lincoln-academy.pvt.k12.me.us	Shelly Swazey, chairperson Lincoln Academy Library PO Box 382 Newcastle, ME 04553 la@lincoln.midcoast.com