“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #32: Library Designs

2. In early November, 2017, China opened a futuristic library.  Check out this article. What are your opinions about this library? Record 3 sentences on your recording sheet.

3. Look at a second article about this library. Record what you like about this design and also what you would change.

4. There are some articles focused on a bit of controversy regarding the library, including this article. Record a comment about something new you learned and/or your reaction to this article.

5. Explore other libraries using this page or do your own research. Write about 3 that you discovered.

6. Create design ideas for your own classroom, school, or city library.  What kind of books would you have in your library?  Furniture? Colors? Would there be other things at your library? food? animals? Would your library have only books to check out? Record all of your ideas on your recording page.

7. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.