Library Furniture
A space where adventure begins
Free survey and design on all furniture enquiries
Project delivery in as little as 4 weeks
Manufactured in Britain with a 10 year Guarantee
Tailored design. Personalised to your school
We create practical and engaging Learning Resource Centres, transforming spaces from libraries into hubs of activity for your pupils to study and collaborate.
“ A great space to take part in an adventure, a journey. They especially liked going upstairs to choose their books and enjoying the view from the top seats. The bus puts reading at the heart of our school.”
Jim Turner,
Head of King’s Hawford
We have a 30 year, proven track record
Free design & survey with every enquiry
Our in-house drawing office help design a concept unique to you with no design fees.
This is all part of our service.
Furniture built to last, with a 10 year guarantee.
We use only high quality materials so your furniture stands the test of time, avoiding the need for early repairs or replacement.
No
Project
Management
Fees. Ever.
We provide an initial consultation and project manage our element of any scheme; we are happy to help your team and tradespeople deliver a project successfully – on time and to budget.
All of our designs and practices are certified by Fira and tested to destruction offering you peace of mind on quality and durability.
Manufacturing in-house in the UK ensures that we are able to manage our supply chain effectively and consistently meet client deadlines.
Witley Jones are proud to have been awarded the Gold Supplier Certificate from the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA).
Learning resource centre
LRCs are an integral part of every school, providing a blend of engaging and quiet spaces for independent study, revision and socialising. Furniture needs to facilitate the multi-functional requirements, through a blend of study booths, soft furnishings and IT furniture, as well as seating, shelving and bookcases.
More than just bookcases
A Learning Resource Centre is more than just bookcases and seating in order to be fit for mondern learning.
Unique and underutilised spaces can be transformed into engaging, technology-led environments for pupils to study.
Article: Jim Turner
Inspiration behind Kings Hawford Library Bus
The attention to detail and ability to create the desired environment has really made the project a success. Even down to taking the colours of the seating into account when designing the shelving and storage, creating a warm and distinct feel to the bus.
The bespoke design of the furniture and installation was a seamless process. Having worked with them previously we knew that they were a professional local company with a great reputation.
Efficient use of space
Considered design layouts are essential to ensure the available space is used efficiently to create quiet and collaborative areas. We have a wealth of experience in tailoring floor plans and designing bespoke furniture to optimise the floor space whilst introducing zones throughout the Learning Resource Centre to create partitions.
Flexible and Customisable
Vibrant Colours
Introducing carefully selected vibrant colours into library furniture produces a welcoming and comfortable environment for students to read and revise.
We advise you on choosing the appropriate materials and wood grains for your library furniture so that you bring the space to life.
Soft furnishings and seating can be specified to match the colours of the room and library furniture.
Made to Measure
Our design team will ensure you maximise the space you have available in library spaces and advise on the layout and configuration of a room.
If there are awkward spaces, ceilings or window sills, it is imperative that you consider how the space can be used intelligently to create additional storage or seating.
“There is plenty of accessible shelving and room to display the stock which really helps the children in browsing and finding books that they want to read…”
School Librarian
The Blue Coat School
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"Witley Jones brightened and refreshed what had been a very tired classroom, creating space where there hadn’t been any, and…"Joseph Dodd, Head of Classics (Aldro)
"I love the design of my room. Everything was laid out exactly as we discussed and I have a huge…"Liz Eves, Science Teacher (Aldro)
"I just wanted to say thank you to Witley Jones for all the work they have done for us this…"Victoria Smith, Bursar (Aldro)
"Dave and all the team at WJ are nothing but helpful. Jobs are delivered to time and budget and nothing…"Chris Gray
"Witley Jones are proactive and helpful, listening to exactly what we wanted which is essential with projects of this nature.…"David Carson, Estates Project Manager
"Having worked with Witley Jones Previously we knew their process and way of working which is why we returned to…"Dean Simpson, Bursar, Teikyo School
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Witley Jones Benefits
- Free site survey and design service
- Project delivery in as little as 4 weeks
- Bespoke furniture design
- Dedicated project manager
- Work on refurbishments and new builds
- School, Architect or Contractor led projects
- Manufactured in Britain with a 10 year Guarantee.
Library Furniture FAQ
We are able to offer a large range of material finishes to cater for all looks, from traditional real wood veneers to be in keeping with the traditional architecture of a lot of school libraries to the more modern and colourful laminate and melamine options.
Our team are able to work with you to design the perfect solution such as blending colours with traditional wood grains to offer a modern library fit out whilst still acknowledging the traditional architecture of the space.
As with all enquiries we offer a free no obligation survey and design consultation for all library enquiries, part of which is looking at the capacity of the library both in terms of space for books and number of seats for students to study.
We will indicate on each design how many linear metres of shelf space are available for storage. As part of our survey we are also able to measure your existing shelf space to ensure that our new designs offer an increased capacity for you.
We always look to achieve the requirements you set out for the new furniture during our design consultation.
We are able to come up with space saving ideas such as book drawers beneath bench seats with allows us to offer seating with storage included.
We also offer a number of design features which incorporate both seating and shelving such as our double-sided units which allow you to have seating, worktop or shelving on each side of the screen to suit your requirements.
We can also look to include study booths and study tables within alcoves created using the bookcases.
Witley Jones also offer moveable library furniture so that items can be moved around if your library is a multi-use space.