The Saskatchewan Library Trustees’ Association recently presented a brief to the Minister of Education.
SLTA website http://slta.ca/
Direct link to brief http://slta.ca/+pub/document/briefs/2013%20Ministers%20Brief.pdf
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Friends commemorate 10th Anniversary of Library closures announcement today
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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
10th Anniversary of Library Closure Announcement
It has been ten years since the past director and previous Board of the Regina Public Library announced the library closures.
KEY FRPL DATES
Wednesday, November 26, 2003 – RPL announced closure of Prince of Wales, Connaught and Glen Elm Branches of the Library, the Dunlop Art Gallery and Prairie History Room.
Sunday, November 30, 2003 – First Friends of the Regina Public Library meeting at RPL Film Theatre.
December 5, 2003 – First FRPL public rally in front of Central Library and then march to City Hall..
December 10, 2003 – Launch of petition at the Cathedral Area Community Association. The petition requested a referendum to ask for sufficient funding to prevent the closures.
On March 5, 2004 – Petition delivered to City Hall, with 26,048 signatures
April 13, 2004 – City Council meeting for the presentation of the Library budget
April 26, 2004 – City Hall demonstration and Council meeting. Amended budget presented keeping libraries at status quo for that year
August, 2004 – New Library Board Chair, announced that all services would be maintained, pending further public consultations
September, 2004 – First FRPL AGM.
FRPL AGM Oct 19
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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RPL survey – important considerations
What’s in the Survey?
Satisfaction with:
- RPL services and importance of services in all Branches
- Parking around Central Library – possibly leading to a costly underground parkade, and certain demolition of the current building
In an upgraded or new Central Library building, possible inclusion of:
- educational and cultural services
- access to public computers/technology
- meeting spaces, conference facilities
- museum, theatre, entertainment facilities
- coffee shop
- retail stores, grocery store
- offices and condos
When filling out the survey consider:
- services that are part of our library system that should be continued
- new services that would contribute to literacy of all kinds
- need to locate services in Central Library, requiring a much larger space
- much larger facility would likely lead to a presumed need for a public-private partnership to pay for costs
See the RPL survey at http://www.reginalibrary.ca/cld
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RPL Survey – response neeeded soon
The Regina Public Library has an on-line survey about library services and in particular about Central Library. This will be used in planning services and for the upgrade of the current Central Library Building / demolishment of the current building and construction of a new building. And for planning future library services. All who are interested in the library are strongly urged to fill in this questionnaire by the end of August. http://www.reginalibrary.ca/cld/
Perhaps copies could be printed and given to people who don’t have access to a computer.
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Central Library Development Plan – now available
The last of the planning documents related to the upgrade of Central Library has been released.
Central Library Development Plan (2010). Available at http://www.reginalibrary.ca/cld/?q=node/24
The intent of this work is “to identify RPL’s requirements for the proposed Central Library, beginning from the foundation of the Library’s strategic directions documents, and ending with physical planning concepts.”
Please take a look at this document. Very interesting material!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
Background…………………………………………………………………….1-1
Descriptions of the Work Performed…………………………………..1-2
Participants …………………………………………………………………….1-3
SECTION 2 DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….2-1
Strategic Parameters
Introduction……………………………………………………………….2-3
Mission …………………………………………………………………….2-3
Vision……………………………………………………………………….2-3
Values………………………………………………………………………2-3
Service Plan ……………………………………………………………..2-5
Principles ………………………………………………………………….2-8
Role of the Central Library ………………………………………….2-9
Service Delivery Context
Introduction……………………………………………………………..2-13
Background …………………………………………………………….2-13
Social Trends…………………………………………………………..2-14
Trends In Information Management ……………………………2-15
Trends in Technology……………………………………………….2-17
Civic Context …………………………………………………………..2-19
Geography………………………………………………………………2-22
Climate …………………………………………………………………..2-22
History of the Regina Public Library ……………………………2-22
Comparator and Benchmark Libraries ………………………..2-23
Functional Parameters
Introduction……………………………………………………………..2-25
Overall Functional Guidelines ……………………………………2-25
Public Services ………………………………………………………..2-30
Library Infrastructure Services …………………………………..2-44
Other Services and Functions ……………………………………2-47
Physical Parameters
Introduction……………………………………………………………..2-49
Design Objectives ……………………………………………………2-49
Functional Space Types……………………………………………2-58
Gross Space Requirements ………………………………………2-59
Functional Components ……………………………………………2-60
SECTION 3 SITE AND EXISTING FACILITIES ANALYSIS
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….3-1
Site Analysis …………………………………………………………………..3-2
Existing Facilities Analysis………………………………………………..3-8
Building System Analysis ……………………………………………3-8
Facility Functional Analysis …………………………………………3-8
Resource Planning Group Inc. 2010 January 15
SECTION 4 MASTER PROGRAM
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….4-1
General Planning Criteria………………………………………………….4-3
Site Design Criteria ……………………………………………………4-3
Building Planning Criteria ………………………………………….4-11
Component Planning Criteria…………………………………………..4-15
Introduction……………………………………………………………..4-15
A. Community Forum and Conference Facility
A1 Concourse/Wintergarden ………………………………4-17
A2 Film Theatre (Auditorium) and Seminar Facility..4-18
B. Library Services
B1 Orientation and Information Services………………4-19
B2 Browsing Library…………………………………………..4-20
B3 Children’s…………………………………………………….4-21
B4 Young Adult’s ………………………………………………4-22
B5 Literacy and Outreach Services ……………………..4-23
B6 Fiction Collection and Services ………………………4-24
B7 Technology Centre, IT and Virtual Services……..4-25
B8 Non-Fiction Collection and Services ……………….4-26
B9 Prairie History Room …………………………………….4-27
B10 Dunlop Art Gallery ………………………………………..4-28
C. Support Services
C1 Library Director’s Office…………………………………4-29
C2 Administration and Staff Amenities …………………4-30
C3 Collections Development, Acquisitions/
Cataloguing & Processing……………………………4-31
C4 Operations and Maintenance …………………………4-32
D. Ancillary Space
D1 Retail and Community Services ……………………..4-33
D2 Long Term Expansion Space…………………………4-34
E. General Support Space
E1 Parking ……………………………………………………….4-35
SECTION 5 PHYSICAL PLAN
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….5-1
Process to Develop Planning Options ………………………………..5-2
Objectives/Terms of Reference for Planning……………………….5-3
Unconstrained Library Building Layout on
Unconstrained Site …………………………………………………….5-4
Contextual Layouts ………………………………………………………….5-7
Option 1 – Stand-Alone Library……………………………………5-7
Option 2 – Library Integrated with
Comprehensive Development………………………………….5-9
Resource Planning Group Inc. 2010 January 15
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Regina Public Library – Central Branch Interim
Existing Facility Analysis (P3A Architecture) ………………..A1
Appendix B: Layout Options ……………………………………………..B1
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Central Library – the Focus for 2013
At the RPL’s AGM on Tuesday January 8, 2013 the RPL Chair noted that work on Central Library would be the main focus of the upcoming year.
Gerry Kleisinger asked that the Library Board would appreciate receiving a presentation from the Library Director about “What will the 21st century library look like?”
The Library Director anticipates that the two remaining documents about Central Library redevelopment will be put on the RPL website later this week. These would be a document about the state of the Central Library building and the space needs for the library. The RPL is also planning to do a survey on its website. They are planning to do a public consultation once they have developed new plans for Central Library. This may occur in March.
Friends of the Regina Public Library 