Library Computer Stations for Parents of Toddlers

Here's a scene from the Fairfield Branch of the Henrico Public Library system in Virginia. A 2022 issue of American Libraries (the flagship publication of the American Library Association) describes this clever computer station created to help caregivers of young children tend to their computer needs while keeping their kids out of trouble.

Library Director Barbara Weedman saw the need for furniture like a child's computer station, but adult sized. Shannon Wray designed the desk, which debuted when this branch library opened in 2019. A mother with a child promptly sat down at this station, intuitively understanding what the playpen was for.

-via @WolfofX | Photo: Chris Cunningham