One of the key principles of smart placement is to "store things, not air." We can see a nice example of this in the main Circulation Desk pictured above. From the patron side, it appears to be a clean, square corner of the desk (in this case, our stapling center.) But from the staff side, the library has utilized the hollow cavity of the desk, and turned it into a book truck storage space. As books and reserves are returned by patrons, the cart is right at hand to fill for reshelving. Turning this type of negative space into positive work space takes a bit of practice. It requires a form of reverse thinking - seeing what is not there, in order to identify an opportunity.
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