Library Design Award Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2013 School Library Design Award has now been announced:

The six finalists (in no particular order) are:

The Burgate School Library, Fordingbridge, Hampshire

Nansloe Academy Story Garden, Helston, Cornwall

Wyndham Park Infant’s School Library, Salisbury

Comberton Village College, Comberton, Cambridgeshire

The Cedar Centre Library, Taunton, Devon

Carterton Community College, Oxfordshire

Read the full press release about the announcement here:

SLDA Shortlist 2013

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About the Library Design Awards

The Library Design Awards are the SLA's prestigious annual honours to recognize school libraries that show innovation, creativity and resourcefulness in their library design.

The winner of the 2012 Award announced on 1 October is:

• The Duston School, Berrywood Road, Northampton

The school library, known as "The Hub" was praised by the judges for giving students "ownership of their own space and their own place. Funky furnishings, a bold colour scheme, creative space planning, natural and artificial lighting, effective acoustics and ever changing, motivating signage and graphics make The Hub a destination like no other."

The other finalists in contention for the Award were:

• Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham
• Front Lawn Junior School, Broadmere Avenue, Havant

View some voxpop videos from the finalists on YouTube.

To find out more about the SLA Library Design Awards, explore these pages:

• Full report of the 2012 Award
  
• Full report of the 2011 Award and the winner: Rosendale Primary School, London
• How to nominate a school library for an Award
  
• Full background to the Library Design Awards