Effective library media programs should provide an inviting, accessible and stimulating environments. This can be a challenge on a limited budget with little or no physical resources to begin. Or are we looking at what we have in the most creative ways? Upcycling is the process of re-purposing items into more interesting or creative uses. This session will give an overview of space planning, designing, and creating with less. Numerous examples provided to add excitement.

1. Upcycling in the
Media Center:
Making It Work
with Less
By Vandy Pacetti-Donelson
Library Media Specialist

2. • Library Media Specialist at
Poinciana High School in
Kissimmee, FL
• Blogger—YALSA Blog &
eliterateandlevelingup.com
• Presenter
• Library Advocate
@vandypd

3. Session Code:
E161AB

5. The Dream Library
Public School 106 in Brooklyn

6. The Reality in many schools today

7. My Reality

11. Small Group Areas
Sparta Township Middle School

13. Social/Reading Areas

17. Stewart Middle Magnet School
Spaces for creativity and play.

18. Game Area

19. But everything is so white!

20. Paint the walls.

21. Adding the murals.

22. Don’t settle for excuses.

23. I don’t know how to draw.
Project image of mural on
wall. Trace and then paint.

24. But what about the brown furniture?

25. Paint It.
Mill Creek Elementary

26. But what if we can’t paint?
Cover it with bulletin board paper and drawings.
Have students or the art teacher create the art.

28. Spread some Elmer’s glue on
the surface, allow a moment
to cure, and then press fabric
to surface.

29. Dia de los Muertos

30. What is in your backroom?

33. Cover all the ugly brown furniture

34. End of Year Two.

35. Less Commitment, More Seasonal

36. Thacker Avenue Elementary School.

37. Cluttered back rooms----Upcycle

38. Magazine boxes

39. Book Display

40. Student made book display

41. Old Curriculum Sample Boxes.

42. Colorful Display

43. Old VHS Tape Boxes.

44. Shelf Markers

45. Replace this shelf marker

46. Ebook Effigy

47. Book Effigies Keep Book Displays Flush

48. For Center Storage
Puzzle Box
Art or activity supplies
Maketaketeach.com

49. Game boxes

50. Scholarship Information Display

51. Reuse Science boards

52. In Shelf display

53. Voting Booth

54. Sporting Equipment?

55. Pringles Cans

56. Boymamateachermama.com

57. For storage, collection, and art tool.

58. Bottle Caps
Next on our horizons!

59. How-to-recycle.blogspot.com
Creightoncreation.wordpress.com
Future upcycling projects

61. THANK YOU
Vandy Pacetti-Donelson
@vandypd
www.eliterateandlevelingup.com