The diagrams show how the layout of a school library changed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps illustrate the developments which took place in a school

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during the 5-year period.

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, a comparison of the two plans reveals a complete transformation. 5 years ago, the

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had much fewer facilities with less number of studying tables and classrooms, but during the next 5 years, the

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saw a number of significant changes. The most noticeable is that all of the study tables in the centre of the

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were replaced by private study tables.

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, bookshelves in the south of the

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were demolished to construct

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for student's laptops.

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, the

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office which was located in the southeast of the

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disappeared and the conference room was built

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.

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, borrowing and returning

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on the southwest side of the

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were reconstructed and divided into two separate rooms. The meeting room which was next to the borrowing desk remained,

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the classroom was knocked down to build a recording studio. A minor change was in the northern-east side of the

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where

desks

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for computers changed their name to

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for students' laptops.