ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY WELCOME BUILDING PLANNING COMMITTEE June 9, :30 – 8:30PM

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Process Roadmap St. Tammany Demographics St. Tammany Parish Library Peer Libraries Library Standards Prototype Regional & Branch Libraries Recommendations (Draft) Recommendations (Final)

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Tonight’s Agenda Process & AgendaBob Wilson Prototype Community &Donald Westmoreland Regional LibrariesBob Wilson PreliminaryCommittee Recommendations Next StepsBob Wilson

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Tonight’s Objectives Develop prototype library buildings suitable for St. Tammany Parish. Develop preliminary recommendations. Schedule next steps

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Standards for Library Facilities Old ALA standard related square footage to population (0.70 sq.ft. per capita). Old Louisiana standard is 1.0 sq. ft. per capita of 20 year projected population Louisiana Standard is 1.25 sq. ft. per capita of 20 year projected population. STPL now is at.35 sq. ft. per capita.

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Population Growth Estimates July 1, ,779* July 1, ,743* Change ,964 or +3%* Population Estimate (At Current Rate): , ,000 *Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau April 9, 2004

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Library System Size Projection Category:Collection:Population:Items/Capita: STPL Now511k207k2.5 Nat’l 50%175k-225k2.0 Nat’l 75%275k-375k2.5 Nat’l 90%275k-375k3.5 LA enhancedAll2.5 LA excellentAll3.5 STPL +20 yrs???

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY STPL System Size Assumptions Population (2025):300,000+ Items per capita: 3.5 Total Collection: 1,050,000 Square footage needed:300,000+

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Library Space Needs Formula Collection space Reader seating space Staff work space Meeting room space Special use space Nonassignable space

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY PROTOTYPE COMMUNITY BRANCH

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY PROTOTYPE COMMUNITY CONT.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY PROTOTYPE REGIONAL

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY PROTOTYPE REGIONAL CONT.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Peer Library Building Size

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Peer Library Statistics

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Lee Lac Pea Mad Abita Fol Bush Cov Man Sli Pon Cau STPL Branches (Five mile radius service areas)

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5 mile Madisonville Five Mile Service Area Population: 28,057

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Madisonville Branch Now Population within 5 miles28,057 Collection size:21,150 Patron computers:4 Periodicals: 42 Reader seats: 24 Staff workstations:3 Current building Sq. Ft.: 2,000 No meeting room, story room, study carrels.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Madisonville Branch Now

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Madisonville Branch Now (Cont.)

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Madisonville Prototype

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Madisonville Prototype (Cont.)

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY 7 mile Bush Seven Mile Service Area Population: 6,709

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Bush Branch Now Population within 7 miles: 6,709 Collection size:16,449 Patron computers:2 Periodicals: 23 Reader seats: 17 Staff workstations:2 Current building Sq. Ft.: 1,600 No meeting room, story room, study carrels.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Bush Branch Now

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Bush Branch Now (Cont.)

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Bush Prototype

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Bush Prototype (Cont.)

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY A Prototype System Ten Community Libraries: 17, 000 Square Feet each (Total 170,000) 50,000 Collection each (Total 500,000) & Two Regional Libraries: 65,000 & 70,000 Square Feet 250,000 & 300,000 Collections Total: 300,000 Sq Ft & 1,050,000 Collection

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Committee Consensus? STPL should be an “Excellent” system by Louisiana Standards STPL should be in the 90 th percentile by National Standards Population in 20 years will be at least 300,000 Collection size should total 3.5 items per capita (1,050,000 items) 300,000 or more sq ft will be needed to house the collection and the serve the citizens of St. Tammany

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY How to Slice the Pie?

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Regional Libraries Regional Libraries impact the size and services of the community branches: Regionals? How many? Where?

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY East Regional West Regional West Population 82,591 East Population 86,038 Future ?

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Preliminary Recommendations Existing Building Recommendations New Building Recommendations Process Recommendations

ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Next Meeting July 7, 2004 Time 6:30 PM Focus will be finalizing recommendations Bob Wilson is Contact Point: Cell phone #