NOVATO LIBRARY

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NOVATO LIBRARY
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• NOVATO LIBRARY
• Most heavily used library in system
• Not enough space to support community need and
  demand for service
• Shelving at capacity
• Severe seating deficit
• Computers in great demand
• Meeting space no longer dedicated space, must
  eject patrons at table seating
• Childrens programs draw large audiences 50
• Teen area too small, lacks seating and identity,
  too close to quiet areas
• Courtyard is inviting, adds to welcoming ambiance
  but makes building layout inefficient, more
  costly to operate harder to supervise.
• Check-in and sorting operation improved with
  recent renovation, though has created under
  stylized spaces at entrance.

FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT NOVATO LIBRARY
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• NOVATO LIBRARY
• FACILITY NEEDS
• Facility built in 1971, HVAC (heating/cooling)
  and electrical upgraded but at capacity
• Electrical distribution throughout building poor
• Remodel of circulation desk and material return
  area improved ergonomics greatly
• On-going roof maintenance issues due to
  accessibility of roof
• Heating/cooling uneven throughout building
• Awkward restroom location causes entry doors to
  open constantly
• Inadequate parking

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• Increase shelving capacity
• Allow more space for collections to grow - books
  for adults children, teens, media
• Increase browsing/display opportunities
• Give room on each shelf now mostly 100 full
• Increase seating capacity
• Provide more table and lounge seating, close to
  collections
• Parent/child seating in childrens area
• Table seating for students of all ages laptop
  users
• Group study rooms individual study
• Provide more computers
• Increase to approximately 50
• Some in glass enclosed training space
• Create a meeting room that accommodates audiences
  of 100
• Provide acoustically enclosed childrens
  programming space for 50 children
• Increase facility size to 28,000 to 31,000 square
  feet

RECOMMENDATIONS NOVATO LIBRARY
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DRAFT
NOVATO LIBRARY
2030 NEED
HAVE
COLLECTION 97,750 volumes 158,500-175,250
vols. READER SEATS 57 seats 212 - 234
seats COMPUTERS 25 computers 48 - 53
computers MEETING SPACE 770 SF 95 - 105
seats GROUP STUDY none 23 - 25 seats (1 - 4
rooms) STORYTELLING in childrens area space for
48-53 children BUILDING SIZE 10,400
SF 28,000-31,000 SF
RECOMMENDATIONS NOVATO LIBRARY
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EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE 10,400 SF
New Library Addition ( 3,824 SF)
DRAFT
DRAFT
MIDDLEFIELD RD.
Library (E)
9,500 sf
Existing Library
MAYVIEW
1- Story
19,000 sf
Community Center (E)
28,000 sf
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DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATOExpansion at
existing site
LIBRARY
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Recommended Option A Renovation and Expansion at
Existing Site Expand the facility at the current
site. Renovate and expand the current facility.
Expansion options include either a two-addition
to the current facility that could incorporate
two of the exisitng wings of the building and the
courtyard or demolish the current facility and
build a new two-story facility. Expansion at
this site would require additional parking that
could be provided with either underground parking
or a split-level parking design.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATOExpansion at
existing site
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EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE 10,400
SF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPANSION 18,600-2
0,600 SF TOTAL EXPANDED LIBRARY SPACE
29-31,000 SF
DRAFT
New Library Addition ( 3,824 SF)
Expanded Library Two-story Library (new or
addition)
MIDDLEFIELD RD.
DRAFT
Expanded Parking Two- level
Existing Library
Library (E)

• Expansion to meet needs
• Possible with new or existing facility
• Either option would require additional parking

9,500 sf
MAYVIEW
1- Story
19,000 sf
Community Center (E)
28,000 sf
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Under-building parking
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DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATOExpansion at
existing site
LIBRARY
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EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE 10,400
SF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPANSION 18,600-2
0,600 SF TOTAL EXPANDED LIBRARY SPACE
29-31,000 SF
Expanded Library Two-story Library (new or
addition)
DRAFT
New Library Addition ( 3,824 SF)
Existing Wing
MIDDLEFIELD RD.
Interior Courtyard
DRAFT
Existing Wing
Library (E)

• Expansion to meet needs
• Possible with new or existing facility
• Either option would require additional parking

9,500 sf
MAYVIEW
1- Story
19,000 sf
Community Center (E)
28,000 sf
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1a
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Under-building parking
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DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATOExpansion at
existing site
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NEW TRADER JOES
DRAFT
LIBRARY TODAY
GRANT STREET
MIDDLEFIELD RD.
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NOVATO BLVD
DOWNTOWN SITE
WHOLE FOODS AND HOUSING
Library (E)
New Library Addition
9,500 sf
DELONG AVE
MAYVIEW
1- Story
19,000 sf
Community Center (E)
28,000 sf
REDWOOD BLVD
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATOSite Options
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EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE 10,400 SF NEW,
EXPANDED PUBLIC LIBRARY (replacement to
existing) 29-31,000 SF TOTAL EXPANSION OVER
EXISTING LIBRARY SPACE 18,600-20,600 SF
DRAFT
GRANT STREET
MIDDLEFIELD RD.
MACHIN
DRAFT
Library (E)
New Library Addition
SHERMAN AVE
9,500 sf
MAYVIEW
1- Story
19,000 sf
Comm. House
Community Center (E)
28,000 sf
Red Church
DE LONG AVE
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DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATO New Expanded
Facility at downtown site
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Recommended Option B New Facility at Downtown
Site Build a new two-story library facility at
the downtown site that would be near the
Community House and the Red Church as well as
downtown commercial businesses. Parking would be
provided with either underground parking or a
split-level parking design.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION NOVATO New Expanded
Facility at downtown site
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SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
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• SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
• Public space is attractive, welcoming,
  self-explanatory, efficient -- but too small
• Too few seats
• for adults, parents, teens
• laptop users forced into childrens space
• need more lounge and table seats
• Acoustical conflicts between childrens and adult
  spaces
• Need separate space for programming, group study,
  tutoring
• Shelving capacity low - collection cannot grow to
  meet community needs
• Adjacency conflicts - new books and computers
• 11 computers are well used, but could use more
• Staff work room needs acoustical buffering

Staff
Adult
Teen
Childrens
FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
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• SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
• FACILITY NEEDS
• New facility (2004) is functioning well
  physically
• No program space or group study room
• Mechanical system noisy
• Staff area noisy due to bookdrop
• Literacy office too small, not ADA in current
  configuration
• Location somewhat inconvenient for some

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SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY RECOMMENDATIONS
Increase shelving capacity to support collection
growth to 30,000 items -- by 75 Stronger adult
book collection, fiction nonfiction, more
Spanish language materials, wider variety audio
video media, more magazines, increased material
for children youth Increase seating to 54 seats
double current capacity More parent/child
seats, more seats for adults, seats for teens,
for laptop users Increase public computers from
11 to 24 Group study space for 12 e.g., 2 rooms
of 6 seats each Programming/meeting room space
for 50 adults Childrens program space for 30
children adults Overall square feet needed
7,200 to 7,900 SF
SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
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DRAFT
RECOMMENDATIONS SOUTH NOVATO LIBRARY
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Recommended Option Expansion at Existing
Site Expand the public library in its current
location in Hanger to the area currently occupied
by the Librarys Technical Services and MARINet
offices.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OPTION SOUTH
NOVATOExpansion at current site