Long Range Plan - Role #6

LIBRARY EXPANSION & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

GOAL #1: The Executive Librarian and support staff will work toward achieving a new, state-of-the-art library for the residents of the Village of Glenview, which will provide a welcoming environment for patrons to meet and to interact with others in the community.

A.) The library will assess all realistic options in determining the best site for a new facility.

1.1) Conduct a series of Public Information Forums for Glenview residents, keeping them informed of library siting/expansion issues. (ADM – 2004 & On-going)
1.2) Hire professionals to get up-to-date appraisals of the property owned by the library and other potential sites under serious consideration (ADM – 8/2004)
1.3) Educate the public bout new building plans, using traditional print and electronic methods. (PI – 2004 & On-going)

B.) B.) The library will take such interim measures as necessary to maintain a reasonable level of functionality in both patron and staff areas, creatively working within the constraints imposed by an over-crowded, aging facility.

2.1) Conduct an evaluation of the facility to determine which items need to be taken care of sooner than later, with an eye toward safety of staff and public. (ALL – 2005 & On-going)
2.2) Engage an electrician to conduct a thorough evaluation of the electrical systems in the building, in order to determine what needs to be upgraded, repaired or replaced to maintain a high level of public and staff safety. (MAINT/ADM – 2005/06)
2.3) Reassess spatial assignments within the existing building to create an additional office for Adult Services staff. (ADM/AS – 2005)
2.4) Study ways to reconfigure existing stack areas to deal with over-crowded areas. (AS/YS – 2005/06)
2.5) Consolidate and reorganize Youth Services office, with focus on the organization of craft materials. (YS – 2005)
2.6) Reassess audio-visual shelving needs through weeding and reorganization onto “overflow” carts. (AS/YS – 2005)
2.7) Inventory Maynard Room closets and reorganize/discard items as appropriate. (YS – 2005)
2.8) Investigate the reallocation of spaces dedicated to Public Restrooms on the mezzanine and Staff Locker Room for more functional and creative purposes. (ADM – 2005/06/07)
2.9) Add additional refuse containers to enable daily refuse disposal. (MAINT – 2005)
2.10) Evaluate the need to replace carpeting throughout the library, if plans to build a new library are postponed for any length of time. (ADM – 2006)
2.11) Replace timers for parking lot lights. (MAINT – 2004/05)
2.12) Evaluate condition of and pave parking lots if expansion project is postponed for any length of time. (MAINT – 2006)
2.13) Continue to assess ergonomic working conditions for staff and make improvements as warranted. (ADM/ALL – On-going)
2.14) Replace door at rear staff entrance. (MAINT – 2005)
2.15) Install a new centralized clock system, so as to reflect uniform time throughout the building. (MAINT – 2005)
2.16) Modify the interior doors to the Adult Services Department with the addition of automatic openers, so as to be ADA compliant. (MAINT – 2005)
2.17) Assess spatial allocations throughout the building with an eye toward creating private office space for all Department Heads. (ALL – 2007)
2.18) Hire a consultant to perform a ADA compliance study throughout the library building, recommending short and long-term accommodations that need to be made. (ADM – 2007)
2.19) Increase the number of data and voice ports by pulling (and replacing with Category 5+) the oldest cable from the building's original conduit system. Pull additional telephone cable at the same time to prepare for new or expanded phone system. (TS-2005)