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4-16-13 LIBRARIES OF THE
FUTURE PRESENTATION
DEPT. DIRECTOR
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
To receive a presentation from staff regarding libraries ofthe future.
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Council will be provided with a presentation regarding libraries ofthe future.
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within the meaning of CEQA in that it has not potential to cause either a direct physical change
in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment,
and therefore does not require environmental review.
EXHIBIT:
1. April 11, 2013 Memorandum
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Heather Pizzuto (760) 602-2011, heather.pizzuto(a)carisbadca.qov
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Memorandum
April 11, 2013
To: John Coates, City Manager
From: Heather Pizzuto, Library & Cultural Arts Di^ctor
Via: Gary Barberio, Assistant City Manager ^J^-^
Re: Libraries of the Future
In response to a request for information from the City Council about future library services, I
am pleased to present some thoughts on this at the April 16 City Council Workshop. Below is a
summary ofthe information I will share.
The Carlsbad City Library continues to see heavy use by the community, as demonstrated in
recent surveys and standard measures of activity such as circulation, door counts and program
attendance. Even while library service delivery evolves at an ever-increasing pace, the use of
public libraries is expected to continue at a high level because the need for its core missions has
not diminished.
Core missions
• Promoting reading - The ability to read is a foundational skill, a stepping stone to
success and achievement of personal goals; while illiteracy or low literacy stands in the
way of success. Libraries continue to be the starting point for strong literacy skills
• Access to information - We live in an information-rich world; this abundance can lead
to more informed decision-making, but may also overwhelm and create paralysis ifthe
best information cannot be found quickly. Libraries connect people with the most useful
information, helping them to use information delivery systems most efficiently
• Anchoring communities - Libraries are a natural gathering place for community
discourse and exchange, a center for dialogue; the space in an urban setting that invites
both individual learning and collaboration; a place to start when making life decisions
While these core missions have not changed significantly, what HAS changed are the methods
of achieving them and the expectations of people for receiving services:
• More technology-based access and delivery systems; changing formats and packaging of
knowledge and information
• Different methods and paces of learning: less solitary, more collaborative
• Consumer behavior and expectations: a demand for 24/7 access, multi-tasking, an
expectation of speed and high quality experience
Library 8i Cultural Arts
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Apr. 11, 2013
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The Carlsbad City Library ofthe future requires buildings, systems and an organizational
structure that is flexible and agile, so that service delivery can quickly change to respond to new
methods and community expectations. Proven, enduring delivery methods - whether that is
print material or preschool-aged storytimes - must continue to be available even as new
approaches are introduced. A hybrid of options will be the norm. We must be comfortable
with overiap in services and systems that are both on the decline and emerging. As the older
population increases and remains active it is important to offer multiple approaches to
obtaining services on a sliding scale from traditional to innovative, offering assistance geared
toward differing levels and speeds of learning.
What does this look like on a daily basis? Library facilities will remain open when convenient
for the community. Easily changeable space, for both solitary and group learning to occur
simultaneously in surroundings comfortable for each, will be a premium for an urban
community with increased density. A strong technology infrastructure will support the
constantly rising demand for connectivity. Users will have ready access to knowledgeable
assistance as they access library-provided resources on their own device, or through a variety of
available systems we provide. Community meetings, programs and events will be scheduled
when convenient, with ready access to services such as food and beverages. Beginning learners
and individuals pursuing new opportunities will find reading and technology resources that
support their developing skills.
The Library has the opportunity now to help distinguish Carisbad as a worid-class city. Both the
Dove and Cole Libraries are due for re-carpeting in the near future, as the carpeting in both
facilities is 13 years old. Re-carpeting represents a significant event for a library, involving
removal and re-placement of book stacks that are seismically anchored to the floor. We would
like to seize this opportunity to redesign our libraries for the future, adjusting the physical
layout of their interiors for increased flexibility and to accommodate changing delivery
methods. The Cole Library, built in 1967, is particularly constrained by aging infrastructure and
outdated design. Wiring and electrical access points are limited, the physical layout hinders
wireless connectivity, and ADA improvements are needed. Redesign at this time will enhance
the value of this library to the community, giving it new life and sustaining the current facility
for another 10-15 years of modern service delivery. Projects will be proposed for both facilities
in the 2013-14 Capital Improvement Program.
Libraries of the Future
Heather Pizzuto
April 16, 2013
Library by the numbers
•75% of residents use library in-person/online
•40% use weekly
•Pew study: 59% of Americans 16+ use libraries
Library core missions
•Promote reading
•Provide access to information
•Anchor communities
Promote reading
•Literacy stepping stone to success
•Digital literacy also essential
•Starting point for strong reading skills
•1.3 million checkouts annually
•Growing the reader: 5,200
Summer Reading participants
Access to information
•Information-rich world leads to overload
•Librarians trained to connect people with
high quality information
•Provide resources not available via Google
Anchoring communities
•Community gathering place for discourse
•Individual learning and collaboration
•Starting place for making life decisions
•858,000+ visits
•64,000+ attendees:
cultural and literary
programs
What has changed
•Amount of information available
•How content is accessed and delivered
•The library experience: interactive hub
What has changed
•Methods of learning less solitary,
more collaborative
Consumer behaviors and expectations
•Demand for 24/7 service
•Need to multi-task
•Expectation of speed, high-quality experience
•Always evolving
Impact on library services
•Flexible and agile
•Buildings, systems, organizational structure
that support change
•Technology key to
meet increasing
demand
Impact on library services
•Hybrid services
•Responsive to changing
demographics:
27% of residents over 55
•More service options
Impact on library services
•Prepared for shifts
in preferences
•Changing formats and
delivery methods
Changing delivery
Changing delivery
Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane
•Opened 1999
Georgina Cole Library
•Opened 1967
•Remodeled 2000
Carlsbad City Library of the future