1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogMegan Smithhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/megan-smith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7fr2rYI6wG"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/09/7324/">Tear Down that Wall!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/09/7324/embed/#?secret=7fr2rYI6wG" width="600" height="338" title="“Tear Down that Wall!” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="7fr2rYI6wG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> What can you do when you find yourself working in a smaller library branch with a population that has outgrown the building? This was our situation at the Hope Mills Branch Library, one of eight branches of our Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center. Our customer base continued to grow (a wonderful problem to have,) but unfortunately, there was simply not any additional space in our building for us to expand. By thinking outside the box, we were able to make some creative changes to help meet the customer demand at our location, and we did it without adding a floor or expanding our building into the parking lot.   The majority of our renovation occurred over a two week period, and we reopened to the public on August 26. The project was funded in part through a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant in partnership with Fayetteville State University in...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/new-chairs-4-edt.jpg