1. Right-Sizing the Guelph Public Library

2. Current facilities  Built in 1965 to house a collection of 80,000 items.  Currently holds a collection of over 240,000 items, both print and non print.  The square footage of the main library upon opening was approximately 25,500 square feet – providing only 0.5 square feet per capita  We currently provide 0.34 square feet per resident

3. We’ve been here before The 2002 study conducting by Monteith Planning Consultants recommended:  “The combination of a central library and community-based branch libraries provides the best possible library solution for a growing city”  “For a community like Guelph where the population is slightly exceeding a 100,000 population, a standard in the range of 0.60 square feet per capita is reasonable to consider”

4. Places to Grow Influenced by the province’s Places to Grow initiative, council recently adopted the following growth guidelines:  129,854 in 2018  169,000 in 2031

5. Planning guidelines Building Libraries: guidelines for the planning and design of public libraries Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture - 1986 Public Library Space Needs: a Planning Outline Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – 1998 Library Space Planning Guide Connecticut State Library - 2002

6. Results GuidelinesSystem SizingCentral Branch Sizing Ontario97,48568,785 Ontario – Revised124,38595,685 Wisconsin - High128,967100,267 Wisconsin – Low112,84684,146 Connecticut126,08497,384

7. How we stack up?  Whitby – 112,000  Guelph – 118,000  Cambridge – 125,000  Burlington – 164,500  Oakville – 169,800  Kitchener – 213,305  London – 355,596  Hamilton – 504,559

8. Performance

9. Per Capita

10. Facilities LibrarySquare FootagePer Capita Whitby61,8160.55 Guelph40,700/48,2000.34/0.40 Cambridge71,6750.57 Burlington92,2000.56 Oakville89,9580.53 Kitchener126,440/156,4400.59/0.72 London332,4550.93 Hamilton318,6830.63

11. Size matters

12. Questions?