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RPL consultations “Launch Party” June 25th

Posted on June 20, 2014 | Leave a comment

June 25th – RPL Consultation. More details about the event on the 25th. Please plan to attend! Note that you are supposed to RSVP to Shari Uhersky, Central Engagement <centralengagement (at) reginalibrary.ca> 306-519-6866

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From: Central Engagement
Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 11:18 AM
Subject: Launch Party at RPL
Good Morning,
Regina Public Library (RPL) is pleased to invite you to take part in an exciting event occurring this Wednesday, June 25th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at RPL’s Central Library. As a supporter, neighbour and friend of RPL, your support and advice is important to us. That’s why we’d like to invite you to participate in a special launch event for our public engagement process.
Please RSVP at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Shari Uhersky
Central Engagement
306-519-6866
Details
Wednesday, June 25 | 7:00-9:00 pm | Central Library
7:00 pm – Hear from a nationally renowned library futurist and award-winning architect on 21st Century libraries, and the vital role they play in city-building and community prosperity.
8:00 pm – Ask questions and offer your input.
Kid’s activities (ages 4-13) and refreshments | Everyone is welcome!
Learn more about this public process here: www.reginalibrary.ca/centralengagement
Speakers
Ken Roberts is a former Chief Librarian and member of the Royal Society of Canada’s Expert Panel on the Future of Libraries. He is a children’s literature author and award-winning writer for television and comedic plays, and has received both the Canadian Library Association’s Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award and the Ontario Public Library Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bruce Haden is a principal and architect at the design firm, DIALOG, where he recently led the design of a new library in Vancouver that incorporates YWCA housing. His projects are diverse, ranging from public buildings to First Nations projects. Bruce led the design of the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, which won a 2008 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture.

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It is an exciting time for the Central Library. The Regina Public Library Board is exploring how the Central Library will look and function in the 21st Century, and we are embarking on a city-wide public dialogue to help…
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RPL consultation process media release

Posted on June 18, 2014 | Leave a comment

Regina Public Library Central Library Development Process

 Jun. 6, 2014

Regina, SK – Regina Public Library (RPL) is pleased to announce the hiring of the public engagement firm, DIALOG, for the Board’s public consultations regarding the future of the city’s downtown Central Library. In addressing the challenges facing the Library, the RPL Board and Executive are re-engaging the public to talk about their needs and aspirations for their Library system, and their Central Library, as fundamental in properly preparing for the future.

The public consultation process will begin with key stakeholder consultations followed by full public engagement taking place later in June, and throughout the summer and early fall. A launch event for the public consultations will be held June 25th at Central Library for the media and the public to ask questions and get engaged.

“It is a great privilege to work with people who have such a passion for their work and understand the challenges before them, but also embrace input from the community. That means opening up a dialogue with the people who support them and the people they serve,” said Jennifer Fix, DIALOG Spokesperson.

DIALOG is a Vancouver-based company working with partners who have developed a specialty in library system public engagement through their acclaimed efforts with Vancouver Public Library and Calgary Public Library. DIALOG will now assist RPL in plotting a course for the future.

“Engaging the staff, stakeholders and public on the future of the Central Library is incredibly important to RPL and we’re pleased to work with DIALOG on this part of the project. This is a very exciting time for the Library,” said Darryl Lucke, Chair of the RPL Board of Directors.

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For more information please contact: Rick Fink, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Regina Public Library, Phone: 306.777.6015, Cell: 306.535.8144

From http://www.reginalibrary.ca/blogs/media/blogs/press/RPL_MR_CLD_Dialog.pdf

Also posted at http://slta.ca/news-events/item/?n=305

 

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Building reuse and conservation – film June 9, 7:30 pm

Posted on June 9, 2014 | Leave a comment
Learnings from this film would be relevant to decisions to be made about the Central Library building and other library buildings.
The film is being sponsored by the Save Our Connaught group and Clean Green Regina. To “…provide citizens with new evidence to support the view that Connaught should be renovated rather than demolished.”
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Your are invited to a free viewing of The Greenest Building, a 60 minute film that promotes a better understanding of the relationship between the reuse of buildings and the conservation of natural systems that sustain life.
WHEN: MONDAY JUNE 9, 7:30 pm
WHERE: CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVENUE
Admission is free. Complementary coffee and cookies will be served. A stimulating discussion will follow the viewing.

 

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Consultations to start June 25 or 26 on Central Library

Posted on June 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

At a recent RPL Board meeting it was stated that consultations on the future of Central Library building would start around June 25 or 26 and have various components over the next 3 or 4 months.

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Review to determine fate of Lorne Street branch library

Posted on May 26, 2014 | Leave a comment
By Emma Graney, The Leader-Post May 26, 2014  

But for now, Regina Public Library is just looking for an engineering review of the Lorne Street branch, the results of which will play a role in determining the building’s fate.

Jeff Barber, library director and CEO, said information on the public consultations will likely be released in the next couple of weeks.

First up, he said, the building has to be assessed. The library released a request for proposals (RFP) on Friday, asking a firm to “establish a minimum-cost baseline as (the library) reviews options to refurbish, renovate or replace the existing building.”

The contract will be awarded in July.

Despite the wording in the RFP, which certainly doesn’t rule out the possibility of a new library, Barber insisted “this isn’t about building a new building.

“We’re looking at this more of an update on the construction and status of the building,” he said.

“There has been a concern of the state of the building for quite some time.”

Barber named poor insulation and a roof and windows that need replacing as issues the branch needs to conquer.

A 2010 Regina Public Library report also listed off numerous criticisms of the central branch, from the size of the elevator to issues with the circulation desk, the ventilation and acoustics of the puppet theatre and the general layout and usage of the building.

That led to the development of grand plans for a new Cultural Centre Redevelopment Project, which would have housed a new Central Library branch, the Globe Theatre, restaurants, retail stores, a museum and a hotel. Although there were public consultations about the development, the Friends of the Library group criticized the project and accused the library board of a lack of transparency.

In the end the project was kiboshed after the Masons voted against selling their historic Masonic Temple, which is adjacent to the downtown library and was critical to the redevelopment plans.

Barber said the information from this new engineering review would “form part of the decision-making process for the board in the fall.”

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Library budget at City Council Mon. Feb. 24 at 5:30 pm

Posted on February 20, 2014 | Leave a comment

The Regina Public Library budget goes before City Council on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 5:30 pm.

Friends of the Regina Public Library will be making a presentation based on this letter. FRPL to City re RPL budget 2014 – Feb 20 – final

Please attend the City Council meeting to show your support for Friends of the Regina Public Library and for our libraries.

The City Council meeting starts at 5:30. The Library budget is often one the first items discussed.

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Library budget on-line for comment

Posted on January 12, 2014 | Leave a comment

The draft Regina Public Library Budget has been put on the City of Regina website.  It will be going to Executive Committee on Wednesday, January 15th at 11:45 am.

If you want to make a verbal presentation to Executive Committee, you just have to show up and fill in a form.  You will have 10 minutes.

The recommendation is to have it forwarded to the February 24th, 5:30 pm City Council meeting.  If you wish to make a presentation to City Council, you have to provide a written brief of your remarks to the City Clerk’s Office by Thursday, February 20th at 1 pm.  You can email your request and brief to clerks@regina.ca

To see the draft budget go to www.regina.ca/residents/council-committees/meeting-calendar-agenda and then click on the Executive Committee on January 15th and then click on the agenda item EX14-1 on the right hand side and you will either directly see the budget or it will be downloaded to your computer.

Any thoughts on the budget can be sent to FRPL or to your City Councilor if you have concerns or questions.  There is likely going to be a FRPL letter sent to City Council in February.

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“Ten years after near closures, libraries ‘booming’”

Posted on November 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

Article on the ten year anniversary of threatened library closures.

http://www.leaderpost.com/news/years+after+near+closures+libraries+booming/9225311/story.html

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Friends commemorate 10th Anniversary of Library closures announcement today

Posted on November 26, 2013 | Leave a comment

MEDIA ADVISORY

For immediate release: Tuesday November 26, 2013

 Friends commemorate 10th Anniversary of Library closures announcement

 REGINA, SK — Friends of the Regina Public Library are pausing on November 26 to remember the announcement 10 years ago of library closures.

A presentation will be made to the Regina Public Library Board regular meeting, which this month falls on the date of the initial announcement 10 years ago. The presentation will be at 4:30 pm in the RPL Board Room, second floor, Regina Public Library.

It has been 10 years since the people of Regina were shocked by the announcement by the Regina Public Library that due to budget constraints the RPL intended to close the Prince of Wales, Connaught and Glen Elm Branches, the Dunlop Art Gallery and the Prairie History Room.

A lot has changed in that time. Due to the support of Regina’s citizens, brought forward by the Friends of the Regina Public Library, the RPL budget was increased and no closures occurred. The new members of the RPL Board have remained committed to keeping all branches open. The Prince of Wales and Regent Place branches have in fact been moved to new locations. The Dunlop Art Gallery is going strong. The Prairie History Room continues to provide resources to patrons and the RPL Film Theatre is just in the process of converting to digital projection equipment.

The Friends of the Regina Public Library continues to remain active to draw attention to library issues. We believe that the public needs to keep aware of our libraries and their contributions to the community, and we value openness and accountability in library governance.

November 26th is not necessarily a day to celebrate, but a day to commemorate, so that we don’t forget the need to pay attention to our libraries and support their valuable contribution to the City of Regina.

For more information contact:

Joanne Havelock, Cell (306) 535-9570

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FRPL AGM Oct 19

Posted on October 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

The FRPL Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday October 19 at 1:30 pm at the Craft Room of the Core Ritchie Neighbourhood Centre, 445 – 14th Avenue.

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