Joint Libraries

I Found two shorter articles I thought I'd like to share....this is my first.

Rocking the Joint | American Libraries Magazine. (n.d.). American Libraries Magazine | The magazine of the American Library Association. Retrieved from http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/10032012/rocking-joint

Joint libraries are a collaboration between an academic library and a public library.  Most often they are like the King Library that we are all familiar with and are between a college/university and a public library, but they are starting to become endeavors of high schools and public libraries as well.

I did some research on this for another class--and thought it might be of interest because it would completely change the physical learning commons...if a joint library was created.
First--could the physical learning commons be open the same hours of the public library--thus extending student access to materials on evenings and weekends.  Libraries handle this different ways--in some areas the academic area is closed when the school is closed--which would eliminate the benefit.
IF a teacher librarian and a young adult librarian could collaborate--a physical space could be created that would benefit both library systems.

Virtually, in some places, the high school benefits tremendously because the public library offers virtual subscriptions and has more technological equipment than the school has--possibly creating a better virtual learning environment.  More resources linked to the school page would make the school the center of learning again--which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing...