Summary

The Mira Loma High School library's main purpose is to enable many students to do homework or classwork, study for tests, read, and/or use the computers for research and it is also a place for faculty and teachers to hold meetings and conduct larger-scale class projects. However, with limited space, the library is unfortunately unable to serve as a bigger focal point for all high school students, and even the community, and as a result of this, is unable to serve and function entirely as what it was originally designed to do.

In the photos, it is apparent to see that the library is very limited in space and was not originally designed to hold
all of the Mira Loma High School students and faculty.

As a group, our plan is to redesign the library at Mira Loma High School as a 21st Century space with a modern twist. The library will be equipped with up-to-date technology, spacious seating accomodations, and as well as a second story for more storage and space for students, faculty, and the community to utilize. Our design will include solar panels installed on top of the building to save energy and we will insert realtively large windows that close and open automatically to adjust to air flow (and lack there of) according to the current weather conditions outside as another way to save energy. For student and community benefits, the second story will be used to store more books for checking out and also for more work space (sound-proof rooms) for work to be completed without distractions from others. We will insert an elevator and a spiraling staircase for easy access to and from both floors. As a way for our group to promote school spirit and unity, every other day a re-enactment of a matador and bull in a match will be held in the center of the library for the public and students of Mira Loma High School to watch.

Our current librarian, Mrs. Gibson, has voiced her opinion about the problems that she sees about the current library and as a group, we will address them and plan on fixing them to what she'd like as well as what we think the general population of the community and students at the school would enjoy.

In all, the new design of the library that our group will create will be a welcoming environment for all and for them to be able to get better utilization out of the facility.