[Libs-Or] Library square footage

[Kate SCHWAB]

Sara,

Maybe the Buildings and Facilities
<http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=141> category of
the ALA Store can offer some helpful titles for you. Some may be available
through Interlibrary Loan.

Kate

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Sara Trott <sara.trott at ccrls.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I received an email from one of our City Council member in Lyons, Oregon,
> and I need your help to answer it.  Lyons is a small, rural town of about
> 1100 people about 45 minutes from Salem, Oregon.  Here is the message he
> sent me:
>
> Sara
>
> I’m in need of your expertise – in a perfect world new building with ADA
> single floor big open space to design as needed what is the minimum square
> footage needed for a library in Lyons?
>
> I’m assuming the old church is not a very efficient design for a library
> and that it’s not an accurate reflection of size needed.
>
>
> Also what is the future for libraries print vs electronic media does that
> change the space requirements??
>
>
> We currently use an old church building that is not ADA complaint, so a
> new library building would be very nice.  We have six computers and Wi-Fi
> access for the public, but not tablets.  Where do I start looking for
> information to answer his questions?  What has been your experience?
>
>
> Thank you so much for your help!  I appreciate it!
>
>
> Sara Trott
>
> Assistant Librarian
>
> Lyons Public Library
>
> Lyons, Oregon
>
> http://lyons.ccrls.org/
>
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Kate Schwab
Librarian, Central Library Information Services
Multnomah County Library
kates at multcolib.org
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