Objectives & action plans for facilities goal
Conduct Needs Assessment, including internal and external input.
- Obtain professional advice in identifying needs.
- Review internal scan data for updates to usage and space needs.
- Review of external scan data, such as community surveys, focus group data, demographic data, economic data, etc.
- Review of national trends in library services, facilities.
- Provide input to consultant regarding priorities for space needs.
Perform resource analysis.
- Obtain professional assessment of current space usage, specifically for the purpose of maximizing use of the existing facilities (including grounds) for patrons and staff.
- Obtain professional advice regarding structural, engineering and county planning and zoning requirements.
Make recommendation for renovations, additions and/or new facilities.
- Get recommendation from consultant based on their analysis of needs assessment, knowledge of national library trends, library standards, and community data.
- Make a list of draft priorities for renovations, additions and/or new facilities.
- Communicate consultant’s recommendations and list of draft priorities to staff for review and input.
- Hold public information forums to present consultant’s recommendations to the community.
- Synthesize public and staff input for recommendation to Library Board regarding overall facilities needs, renovations, additions, and/or new facilities.
Secure appropriate financial support
- Retain design team to prepare schematic of facilities “program design.“
- Perform financial analysis for renovations, additions and/or new facilities, including operational costs.
- Submit library master plan for incorporation into the County Facilities Plan.
- Identify public and private funding options for the master plan.
Develop process for reviewing and incorporating national library services and facilities trends in light of community input/local considerations on a frequent basis.