just thought
why don't libraries have those super folding chair like Tate Modern and 
other museums etc, so users can take one to pop and read, browse where ever 
they are?
f
Frances Hendrix
Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs PR6 7QR, 
UK
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Woodward" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Counter Design


> Yes!  You need a high bit for people standing to rest their books/take
> notes on, and a low bit for wheelchairs/tired people to sit/in-depth
> discussions.
> I also think a main counter makes a very useful focus. It is frequently
> unclear in some banks and libraries which activities should be done at
> which desks, and you can miss a place in the relevant queue by a moment's
> hesitiation.
>
>
> Carol Woodward
> Resource Librarian
> The Metro
> Anniesland College
> 19 Hatfield Drive
> Glasgow
> G12 0YE
>
> tel. 0141 357 6109
>