[Libs-Or] Library square footage

Mon Mar 21 08:59:24 PDT 2016

Hi Sara,

Leah’s advice is great! You can find out the square feet of other Oregon libraries via the Public Library Statistics which you can download here<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx>. After you download the spreadsheet and open it, you’ll find the information about square feet at the end of the spreadsheet in columns DF-DH.

You might also want to check out one of these book via interlibrary loan from the State Library:

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Library Administration & Management Association. (2011) Building Blocks for Planning Functional Library Space 3rd Ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8104-4. (This volume outlines the measures of space needed for the use of equipment and furniture within a library setting.)

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Sannwald, William W. Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations. 6th edition. ALA Editions, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1371-0 (this can be used to help your building project with ADA codes… and a wealth of other considerations.)

If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process (e.g. OCLC or ALA request form).  Otherwise, send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us<mailto:library.request at state.or.us> or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Thanks,
Katie

Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
Library Support and Development Services<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
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From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Leah Griffith
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 1:46 PM
To: Sara Trott <sara.trott at ccrls.org>; libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Library square footage

Sara,

The Oregon Library Association Public Library Standards are your best place to start.  http://www.olaweb.org/assets/PLD/PLDStandards/library%20standards%20final%202015%20revision.pdf

On page 26-27, it specifically looks at sq footage comparables with other libraries in Oregon.

This gives something in writing that is a “standard” to work with your council.

I would also respond that libraries are meeting spaces and computer spaces, especially in a rural community.  Books are still vital, but space for computers and loaning laptops and tablets and having WiFi are cruicial services.   Again, in a rural community, the library may be the only location for people to access fast internet.    The library needs space for books and computers  and people, which usually translates into more than what we used to need for books as people take up much more space.

You can also look at Jefferson Library in our own system who are building a new library.     The state library lists your population at 1,787 and using the OLA chart, you would be looking at about 2,300 sq. feet.  Using the city population of 1,100 it goes down to 1,400 sq ft.   I would agree with your councilor that an open space, with ADA accommodation and good technology connectivity would be imperative.

I hope this helps.

Leah
Leah M. Griffith,  Director
Newberg Public Library       503.537.1256

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Sara Trott
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 12:23 PM
To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [Libs-Or] Library square footage

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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