Friday, January 1, 2010

Changing the library space.

Since starting at Potsdam I have been consumed with making the library a better environment for users to work in. Luckily for me I quickly found a like minded co-worker in Keith that would entertain most of my crazy ideas and even provide some crazy ideas of his own.

Most recently in an effort to both spruce up and increase traffic to our basement study area Keith suggested we hold an event that allows students to Graffiti the walls in our stairwells. It seemed like a crazy idea, but what was the worst that could happen? We could simply repaint the stairwell in the event of disaster.

The pieces soon fell into place, our director got on-board, and we found a latex based spray-paint that met the campus' safety requirements and the fire marshal's fire spread requirement.

The project was a success, one participant mentioned that it was the coolest thing the college had done in his three plus years as a student. The project also created a buzz on campus, generated attention for the library and made the stairwell more attractive.

A radical idea with a measured risk can have tremendous results.

Before:

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During:

Graffiti the Library 2009!

Graffiti the Library 2009!

Graffiti the Library 2009!

After:


Graffiti the Library 2009!

Graffiti the Library 2009!

Graffiti the Library 2009!

Graffiti the Library 2009!


Check out more pics of the stairwell on our library's Flickr page

1 comment:

  1. This is awesome, Dan! Your library looks like a cool place, thanks for sharing the photos. Also, like your theme update, looks nice.

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