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Rejuvenate Your Space Refreshing or Renovating Under $60,000

Rejuvenate Your Space Refreshing or Renovating Under $60,000. MaryLou Puritz Roanoke Public Library Williamson Road Branch 540-853-2340 marylou.puritz@roanokeva.gov Laura Wickstead City of Fairfax Regional Library laura.wickstead@fairfaxcounty.gov. Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!.

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Rejuvenate Your Space Refreshing or Renovating Under $60,000

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  1. Rejuvenate Your SpaceRefreshing or RenovatingUnder $60,000 MaryLou Puritz Roanoke Public Library Williamson Road Branch 540-853-2340 marylou.puritz@roanokeva.gov Laura Wickstead City of Fairfax Regional Library laura.wickstead@fairfaxcounty.gov

  2. Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! • Know Your Desired Outcome • Budget • Committee to Assist • Gather Ideas • Create Timelines • Nitty Gritty • End Results

  3. Desired Outcomes Williamson Road Branch Relocate Children’s area Computer for adult and child in Children’s New moveable shelving in Children’s area Moveable computer tables for Adults and YA Relocate and increase in size the YA area Virginia Room Double shelf area Double the space for researchers Create state of the art facility for staff and researchers Create a training space Comfortable and efficient staff area

  4. Howery Mezzanine Flexibility Mobility Industrial, inexpensive furnishings Weight capacity, armless, various heights Interlocking chairs Laptop stations, easily visible to staff ADA compliant

  5. BUDGET • Create 2 spread sheets • Possible purchases • Actual purchases • Color code for visual ease • Sources of Additional Funding • Friends of the Library • Library Foundation • Additional Grants • Additional Donations

  6. BUDGET • Will you need to put purchases out to Bid • Are you part of a Consortium that will provide discounts • Can projects be done “in-house” by employees • Contracts based on other contracts • Required permits

  7. Advisory Committee • People who have renovated something! • Public Services • Technical Services • Your Supervisor • Someone in your department/branch • Unrelated department person Inputfrom Others • Building and Maintenance • Horticulture • Building Permits and Inspections • Art Coordinator • Building Plans

  8. Idea Gathering • Talk to Patrons • Visit other libraries • ALA Journal with highlighted renovations • Library vendors • Local businesses • Decorating magazines • Paint & Decorating stores • Research On-line

  9. Time Lines • Before 10/3 • Paint old Juv and Teen area (on a Monday) • Old Juv. Area = New Adult Fiction Area • Move Juv. Books to older international/mystery section • Paint area • Surplus 4 1/2 Juv. Shelves • Surplus rectangular Juv. table • Old Teen Center = New Adult Reading Area • Move YA Fiction to old Paperback shelves • Surplus old YA Fiction shelves • Surplus Atlas unit • Paint old area then • Move magazine display units against the wall • Old Non-Fiction = same (w different shelves) • Shift all NF books • Surplus last 4 shelves (3 long, 1 short)

  10. Old Teen Center = New Adult Reading Area • Move YA Fiction to old Paperback shelves • Surplus old YA Fiction shelves • Surplus Atlas unit • Paint old area then • Move magazine display units against the wall • Old Non-Fiction = same (w different shelves) • Shift all NF books • Surplus last 4 shelves (3 long, 1 short) • Old Fiction = New Children’s Area • Box up international books • Weed Mystery books • Move remaining books to top/bottom of Fiction shelves • After 10/3 • Put in all electrical • Take off honeycomb • Shrub removal • Build lap top stations

  11. Nitty-Gritty FLOOR PLANS • Multiple copies • Furniture/Designer templates • Removable glue stick • Color Pencils • Label all areas • KEEP UP TO DATE MEASURE & COUNT • Formulas are available • Count the actual shelves • Linear feet • What needs to stay & go

  12. Nitty-Gritty MOVERS • Schedule dates • Surplus to be removed COLOR SCHEMES • Themes • Furniture selections • Coordination • Color Scheme Bible by Anna Starmer Art Coordinator • Resources • Funding

  13. Nitty-Gritty VENDORS • Source of ideas • Lingo • Creative ways to stay within budget • Floor Plans COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT • Weeding • Purchasing • Something brand new • Physical input to shelves

  14. Nitty-Gritty WOW Factor! • Include something that will create a “Wow” • Close and re-open SIGNAGE • Last but not least REWARDS WHILE YOU WORK • Lattes • Chocolate • Cake

  15. System Wide Impact • Increased focus on the impact of libraries • Willingness to listen to other proposals • Visual evidence of financial input • Cooperation among departments • Projects breed new developments

  16. Celebration OPEN HOUSE • Invite Everyone! • Governing bodies • Friends of the Library • Patrons • Press ACKNOWLEDGE • Benefactors • Governing bodies • Departments • Other contributors

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