Happy Friday everyone.
We're beginning to think about strategic planning at our institution and space
is big on the agenda. I've had a couple faculty express a longing for the
library to have an actual theatre which is an intriguing idea to me so I wanted
to take a very informal poll - How
When planning our new library we wanted a theatre, but lost it amid all the
other clamoring for space. We would have loved one for author events, film
events, and a 1000 other programming events. The campus would have ended up
having a great new venue also, but alas.
Rhonda
From:
The library at Wake Forest has a 118 seat auditorium that people use for
meetings, conferences, lectures, class presentations, musical performances,
the occasional DVD showing, (after having obtained PPR if not for class)
etc. There is a picture here http://zsr.wfu.edu/forms/library-auditorium.
We have an auditorium, not really a theater, which holds about 100. Limited
lighting control, but the house lights do dim all the way down, seats are
bolted swivel chairs with retractable writing boards. So it's used for classes,
guest lectures, presentations, meetings, heartfelt political
We have two video theatres at UConn's Homer Babbidge Library. A small one that
seats 30, a large one that seats 90. Both have DVD, VCR and can handle most any
format. Most of our Library classrooms are equipped to display DVD's full
screen, too. Most of our physical course reserve is DVD, @700
That’s fantastic Walter! I suspect your library is not the only such theatre!
Happy Friday!
-lisa
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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Lessun
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 12:51 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
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We have a lot of group spaces in the library, both large and small. It really
helps us stay relevant to the campus, draw people to the library, and interact
with classes. They are almost always booked.
We have two video theaters, 30 seat, 90 seat
The lecture center with moveable tables and
Hi Lisa,
Our Library has three rooms that can be used for group viewing.
The first is an actual thirty two person classroom that is normally used
for Library Instruction classes but we regularly host video sessions for
the University's professors (mainly because we are one of only two smart
This is terrific Chris! Thanks for the insights!
-lisa
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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Drake
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 1:40 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Does your library have a theatre?
Hi
We have two media classrooms, not really theaters. One seats 24 with
tables and rolling chairs, the other seats 50 with regular student desks.
They are used by faculty for showing videos (VHS and DVD) along with
presentations by our Friends of the Library group. There is a computer
with
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