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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
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Project Overview
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Public Participation
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Needs Assessment Findings
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Facility Assessments and Trends
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Improvement Options
• Options for expanding or relocating buildings
• Taking library services directly to people
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Discussion
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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
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1986 BOND
 Last major building effort
2006 LEVY PROMISES
 Expanded hours
 More materials
 Increased services for
children and teens
 Improved technology
1986 Bond Projects and Beyond
Renovated with 1986 bond
New libraries with 1986 bond
Relocated and expanded with
1986 bond
Expanded with 1986 bond
Added after 1986 bond
LIBRARY SYSTEM UPDATE
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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
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Population grew beyond projections from 1986 Bond
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New services not planned for current buildings: computers and
express checkout
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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
Noise conflicts
Electrical distribution difficult
Buildings at capacity
Electrical/data capacity maxed out
NEEDS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
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More seating and spaces to read, learn, gather
Pictures show best practices at contemporary libraries
RECOMMENDATIONS: SEATING & SPACE
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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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Take library services to the people…
•To grocery stores
•To transit centers
•To other places
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
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CURRENT LIBRARY TRENDS – square footage
NATIONAL*
2006
2007
2008
Median Square
Foot per capita
0.61
0.71
0.80
(78 projects)
(81 projects)
(91 projects)
2006
2007
2008
0.35
0.63
0.62
(15 projects)
(31 projects)
(27 projects)
*Sample from
Library Journal
WEST COAST**
Median Square
Foot per capita
**Sample from
Library Journal for
AL, AZ, CA, ID, OR, WA
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
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SYSTEM DESIGN CRITERIA
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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*
PRELIMINARY 2030
RECOMMENDATIONS
551,343 POP
718,000 population
BEST PLANNING
PRACTICE
(2010 estimate)
(2030 estimate)
1,185,279 items
(2.16 items/capita)
1,717,000-1,995,400 items
2.4-2.8 items/capita
2.25-3.0 items/capita
716 seats
(1.2 seats/1,000 pop.)
2,500-2,910 seats
(3.5-4.1 seats/1,000 pop.)
3 to 4 seats/1,000 pop.
310 computers
(0.57 computers/1,000)
1,280-1,490 computers
1.9-2.1 comp/1,000 pop.
N/A
88 seats in 27 rooms
limited access in 4 bldgs
12 to 36 seats in 3-6 rooms
w/ conf. rooms in all bldgs
18 to 36 seats /building
In 3-6 rooms
708 seats in 11 bldgs,
limited access in 4 bldgs
75 to 175 seats/bldg +
flexible common space
75 to 200 seats/bldg
+ flexible common space
* Numbers as
of 1/1/2009
7,152
sf
(0.14 sf/capita)
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
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draft service recommendations
draft May 7 2009
Key to Improvement Strategies
Expansion
(through addition to existing
building, expansion of site,
or relocation)
Key Center
Peninsula
Bonney Lake
University
Place
Bonney
Lake
Lakewood
Steilacoom
DuPont
Tillicum
Buckley
Milton/
Edgewood
Fife
Sumner
Summit
Parkland/
Spanaway
DuPont
Eatonville
Fife*
Buckley
Graham
Key Center
Lakewood
South Hill
Orting
Frederickson
Milton/Edgewood
Orting
Graham
Parkland/Spanaway
Peninsula
South Hill
Steilacoom
Sumner
Summit
Eatonville
Tillicum
University Place
*If Fife joins Pierce County Library
System
Potential New Branch
Frederickson
EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS
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draft additions and relocations
draft May 7 2009
Key to Improvement Strategies
Addition and renovation or
Replacement of existing building
Buckley
Key Center
Eatonville
Peninsula
Graham
Key Center
Milton/
Edgewood
Fife
Sumner
University
Place
Lakewood
Steilacoom
DuPont
Tillicum
Bonney
Lake
Summit
ParklandSpanaway
Parkland-Spanaway
Peninsula
South Hill
Buckley
Steilacoom
Summit
South Hill
Orting
Frederickson
Relocation (at a new location in
same service area)
Bonney Lake
Graham
DuPont
Fife (if joins PCLS system)
Milton – Edgewood
Orting
Tillicum
University Place (back to Town
Center)
Eatonville
Expansion or Relocation
Lakewood
Sumner
Potential New Branches
Frederickson
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS
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draft alternative service delivery points
draft May 10 2009
Potential Outlying Locations
(more than 12 miles from a library)
• Ashford
• Greenwater
• McKenna
Key Center
Peninsula
Potential Isolated Locations
(significant physical barriers to a library)
University
Place
Steilacoom
DuPont
Tillicum
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Milton/
Edgewood
Fife
Sumner
Bonney
Lake
Lakewood
Summit
ParklandSpanaway
Buckley
South Hill
Orting
Frederickson
Graham
Existing Libraries
Eatonville
Potential New Libraries
Potential Alt. Serv. Locations
Outlying Locations
Isolated Locations
Convenience Locations
EMERGING RECOMMENDATIONS
Anderson Island
Brown’s Point
South Key Peninsula
Woodbrook
Potential Convenience
Locations
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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
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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!
NEXT STEPS
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