On May 17, 2011 Librarian Mary Richardson presented the Library Space Needs Assessment to the City Council at its regular meeting.
In 2007 the Library’s Strategic Plan identified the need for an improved physical facility as one of its major service priorities. In July 2010 the Library Foundation engaged the library facility planning firm of Page + Moris to assess the Library’s space needs and to identify strategies to more effectively use the current Library’s space.
Page + Moris reviewed community demographics, Library usage patterns, community input received both during the strategic planning process as well as focus groups held in September, interviewed Library staff and compared service levels with best planning practices among libraries.
The resulting report recommends both short and long term improvements. The short term improvements are to the existing library space. The long term improvements require additional space.
For more information and a copy of the assessment, please check out the Library website.
