Libraries are becoming learning centers with reading materials, digital resources, social connections, and trained specialists, which enable students to engage meaningfully with a wide variety of information, and pursue enjoyable reading interests improving their literacy, social, and information competencies.
Libraries should not be 'sacred' space dedicated to honoring the book, nor a warehouse of shelves; rather the library of the future should be a dynamic interactive organism dedicated to honoring and respecting the student and community.
The BHCC Library & Learning Commons aims to establish five different ways to help students, faculty and staff access resources of the library, guided by the Transformation and Learning Model: