Library Master Plan The Next 25 Years April

Library Master Plan The Next 25 Years April 14, 2014 1

Library Master Plan Outline • How developed • Existing facilities • Key drivers • Importance to City • Proposed projects 2

How Developed? • Two year study • Komatsu and Godfrey • Library Advisory Board • Library Staff • Community Stakeholders 3

Existing Facilities Main Library • Full Service • 27, 000 Sq. Ft. • Opened in 1999 - $6. 6 million West Side Library • Partial Service • 623 Sq. Ft. • Opened in 2012 - $ 25, 000 4

Key Drivers City of New Braunfels population • (2000) – 38, 132 • (2014) – 61, 000 (+60%) 2014 • 50, 000 Library Cards • 1, 000 Visitors each day • 2, 400 Transactions per day 5

Key Drivers • Staff Productivity over last 5 years – • Circulation per FTE has increased 50% • Usage per square foot of the building up 40% • # of staff has decreased by 3. 25 FTE • Meeting room space converted to staff work area 6

Key Drivers Zero Growth Collection space • Collection depth diminishing • Interlibrary loans – expensive solution Meeting space is severely limited • Children programs curtailed • Non profit organizations turned away 7

Key Drivers More diverse services to patrons and community • Electronic circulation and research • Employment support services • 21 st century technology support 8

Key Drivers Service Priorities for Library Users • Literacy for adults, teens and early childhood • Lifelong Learning • Electronics/information technology services and resources 9

Importance to New Braunfels 40000 35000 30000 New Braunfels PL 25000 20000 Peer Libraries AVG 15000 National Libraries AVG 10000 5000 0 Circ - Staff FTE 10

Importance to New Braunfels $2. 50 $2. 00 New Braunfels PL $1. 50 $1. 00 Peer Libraries AVG $0. 50 National Libraries AVG $0. 00 Expenditures per Customer Contact 11

Importance to New Braunfels Quality of Life includes Access to Excellent Libraries The return on investment for every public dollar spend on libraries in the state of Texas is $4. 42. 12

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE 140000 120000 100000 80000 Population 60000 * Min. Library Sq Ft With Projects 40000 20000 0 2000 2013 2018 2023 2028 2033 2038 *Minimum standard of 0. 60 square feet per capita 13

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Project 1 - Southside Branch RECOMMENDATION • Full Service • 17, 000 Sq Ft • Open in 2018 • 2018 cost - $6. 63 million 15

Project 2 - Main Library Renovation RECOMMENDATION • Full Service • 53, 895 Sq Ft • Open in 2023 • 2023 cost - $15. 79 million 16

Community “Wish List” • Drive-up or Drive-through service • Expanded Food/Beverage service • Electrical Outlets • Computers • Displays/Exhibits • Enhanced Website 17

Action Plan Technology: • Replace PCs with Tablets – by FY 17 • Increase Bandwidth – On Going • EDGE Initiative participation – FY 14 • Shift collection from physical item to downloadable where possible – On Going Standards: • Achieve and maintain. 60 sq ft/person • Achieve and maintain 2 items/person • Increase service hours 18

Action Plan Community Engagement: • Implement 5 year systematic process • Develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations Staffing (focus areas): • Marketing/Programming • Youth Services • Outreach personnel • Information Technology/Training 19

Action Plan Children: • Focus on the very young and caregivers • Emphasize on STEM programs as well as reading • Increase number of programs Youth: • Increase “tween” (9 – 12 yrs old) programs • Create separate space for them, including Maker. Space or Creation Lab 20

Action Plan Teens • Additional staff, space and technology just for them Adults • Additional programming in health and wellness, finances, do-ityourself, travel and history • Services for seniors, including accommodations for vision/hearing issues 21

Action Plan Facilities/Collections: • Organize like the book stores • Larger meeting room – 200 capacity • Conference room • Group study rooms • Tutoring rooms • Increase technology offerings and keep up to date • Branch/bookmobile 22

Library Partnerships • Mc. Kenna Children’s Museum • Sophienburg Museum and Archives • New Braunfels ISD • CONB Parks and Recreation Dept. • Texas Workforce Commission • Comal County Master Gardeners • Communities in Schools • New Braunfels Railroad Museum • San Antonio Food Bank 23

If you expect your library to… • be a community space – a place for the interchange of ideas and the creation of whole new concepts • be an advocate for you in the complex knowledge infrastructure • be a center of learning and innovation • be a help for you to create knowledge and not simply get you easy access to the work of others • have librarians who are personally concerned with your success • be a third place that glues together a community • Inspire you • Challenge you • Provoke you • And always respect you beyond your means to pay • Then – YOU EXPECT A GREAT LIBRARY! 24

Library Master Plan 4 Locations 3 Projects - $32 M 1 Project - $TBD 25 Years April 14, 2014 25