PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY 2030: FACILITIES MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
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PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY 2030: FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
SUMMER 2009
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• Project Overview
• Public Participation
• Needs Assessment Findings
• Facility Assessments and Trends
• Improvement Options
• Options for expanding or relocating buildings
• Taking library services directly to people
• Discussion
• Next Steps
AGENDA
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
• 20-plus-year facilities master plan: Pierce County Library 2030. • Planning project to determine what library services and buildings
are needed to serve communities. • Convenient services, buildings, and service delivery for where,
when, and how you and your community want.
OVERVIEW
4LIBRARY SYSTEM UPDATE
1986 BOND Last major building effort
2006 LEVY PROMISES Expanded hours More materials Increased services for
children and teens Improved technology
Renovated with 1986 bond
New libraries with 1986 bond
Relocated and expanded with 1986 bond
Expanded with 1986 bond
Added after 1986 bond
1986 Bond Projects and Beyond
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Respondents to survey: 4,000
Respondents to outlying communities survey: 320
Attendance at community meetings: 170
Community leaders at advisory meetings: 125
Leaders at Strategic Vision Workshop: 55
Community organization meetings: Dozens
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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LAYERS OF DEFICIT
Population grew beyond projections from 1986 Bond
New services not planned for current buildings: computers and express checkout
Public demands for services are changing: teen space and gathering place
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PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY 2030:
FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
Analysis of current Pierce County Library use patterns surveys, mapping
Building evaluations
Library services evaluation
Population and projections analysis
Current service and construction trends of contemporary libraries
NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
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BUILDING EVALUATIONS
Buildings generally in good condition, but aging
Buildings are at capacity: Since buildings expanded and constructed with 1986 bond, the population has grown by 41%
Noise conflicts in many locations
Parking lots often crowded
NEEDS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
Electrical distribution difficult Electrical/data capacity maxed out
Noise conflicts
Buildings at capacity
9RECOMMENDATIONS: SEATING & SPACE
More seating and spaces to read, learn, gather
Pictures show best practices at contemporary libraries
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More computers in a variety of configurations
RECOMMENDATIONS: TECHNOLOGY
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More shelving for books and materials
RECOMMENDATIONS: MORE MATERIALS
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SELF SERVICE/ SERVICE DESKS
RECOMMENDATIONS: SERVICE DESKS
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
Take library services to the people…
•To grocery stores
•To transit centers
•To other places
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CURRENT LIBRARY TRENDS – square footage
NATIONAL* Median Square Foot per capita
*Sample from Library Journal
WEST COAST** Median Square Foot per capita
**Sample from Library Journal for AL, AZ, CA, ID, OR, WA
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
2006
0.61
(78 projects)
2006
0.35
(15 projects)
2008
0.80
(91 projects)
2008
0.62
(27 projects)
2007
0.71
(81 projects)
2007
0.63
(31 projects)
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SYSTEM DESIGN CRITERIA
• Build on existing infrastructure
• Recognize transportation and development patterns
• Provide equitable services throughout system
• Offer convenient access
• Maintain an economically efficient system
• Meet community needs through library buildings and taking services directly to people
SYSTEM DESIGN CRITERIA
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LIBRARY SERVICE LEVELS- systemwide
CURRENT*
551,343 POP(2010 estimate)
1,185,279 items(2.16 items/capita)
716 seats(1.2 seats/1,000 pop.)
310 computers(0.57 computers/1,000)
88 seats in 27 roomslimited access in 4 bldgs
708 seats in 11 bldgs,limited access in 4 bldgs
7,152 sf(0.14 sf/capita)
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
* Numbers as of 1/1/2009
PRELIMINARY 2030 RECOMMENDATIONS
718,000 population(2030 estimate)
1,717,000-1,995,400 items
2.4-2.8 items/capita
2,500-2,910 seats(3.5-4.1 seats/1,000 pop.)
1,280-1,490 computers1.9-2.1 comp/1,000 pop.
12 to 36 seats in 3-6 rooms
w/ conf. rooms in all bldgs
75 to 175 seats/bldg +flexible common space
BEST PLANNING PRACTICE
2.25-3.0 items/capita
3 to 4 seats/1,000 pop.
N/A
18 to 36 seats /buildingIn 3-6 rooms
75 to 200 seats/bldg + flexible common space
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draft service recommendations draft May 7 2009
Fife
Milton/ Edgewood
Sumner
Bonney Lake
Buckley
Eatonville
Graham
South Hill
Orting
Parkland/ SpanawayDuPont
Key Center
Peninsula
Lakewood
Summit
Tillicum
Steilacoom
Frederickson
Potential New BranchFrederickson
University Place
Expansion (through addition to existing building, expansion of site, or relocation)
Bonney Lake
Buckley
DuPont
Eatonville
Fife*
Graham
Key Center
Lakewood
Milton/Edgewood
Orting
Parkland/Spanaway
Peninsula
South Hill
Steilacoom
Sumner
Summit
Tillicum
University Place
*If Fife joins Pierce County Library System
Key to Improvement Strategies
EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS
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Fife
Milton/ Edgewood
Sumner
Bonney Lake
Buckley
Eatonville
Graham
South Hill
Orting
Parkland- SpanawayDuPont
Key Center
Peninsula
Lakewood
Summit
Tillicum
Steilacoom
Frederickson
Addition and renovation or Replacement of existing building
Buckley
Eatonville
Graham
Key Center
Parkland-Spanaway
Peninsula
South Hill
Steilacoom
Summit
Potential New Branches
Frederickson
University Place
Relocation (at a new location in same service area)
Bonney Lake
DuPont
Fife (if joins PCLS system)
Milton – Edgewood
Orting
Tillicum
University Place (back to Town Center)
Key to Improvement Strategies
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS
Expansion or Relocation
Lakewood
Sumner
draft additions and relocations draft May 7 2009
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draft alternative service delivery points draft May 10 2009Potential Outlying Locations (more than 12 miles from a library)
•Ashford•Greenwater•McKenna
Potential Isolated Locations (significant physical barriers to a
library)•Anderson Island•Brown’s Point•South Key Peninsula•Woodbrook
Fife
Milton/ Edgewood
Sumner
Bonney Lake
Buckley
Eatonville
Graham
South Hill
Orting
Parkland- SpanawayDuPont
Key Center
Peninsula
LakewoodSummit
Tillicum
Steilacoom
Frederickson
Existing Libraries
Potential New Libraries
University Place
Potential Alt. Serv. Locations
Outlying Locations
Isolated Locations
Convenience Locations
Potential Convenience Locations
• Cascadia• Ft Lewis• Gig Harbor – Downtown• Gig Harbor - North• Lake Catherine• Lake Tapps – west• Lake Tapps - north• Lakewood International Dist.• Midland• Milton City Hall• South Prairie• Spanaway Y• Steilacoom downtown• Transit Stops (Lakewood,
Sumner, Puyallup)• Wilkeson
EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS
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NEXT STEPS
Meeting with community organizations in the summer
Implementation Planning in the summer (planning for costs and phasing carrying out the facilities master plan)
Report in late 2009/early 2010
Thank you!