Champagne Dreams on
a Minimal Budget
Cost Conscious Library Space Designs
July 11, 2009
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Queens Library for Teens, Far Rockaway (NY)
Kimberly Bolan Cullin, Librarian & Consultant
Kimberly Bolan & Associates and PROVIDENCE Associates
Indianapolis, IN
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

LJ’s 2009 Library of the Year
Serves 2.3 million people
62 libraries plus the Central Library
22 million circulation – highest in U.S
47,000 visits per day
30,000 programs annually
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
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Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

April 2007: A Positive Solution
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
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Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

July 26
3,200 SF
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May – August: Teen Input
What would make you use the Queens Online
library more? Survey
Have a space just for teens that is
comfortable and welcoming where
you can hang out 80%
Adding computers 58%
Bringing in more technologies such
as listening stations, etc. 54%
Adding music and DVDs 57%
Have a café 66%
Adding more books 70%
Adding more magazines 35%
Friendlier staff 41%
More interesting library programs 49%
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

August 1 – 7
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August 9 - 24
Budget of $100,000 established
o $60,000 for furnishings
o Remainder for construction-related costs
Developed Space Plan
Conducted Product Research
(flooring, furnishings, shelving, fabric, color, etc.)
Reviewed schedule & coordinated
misc. items (technology, flooring, etc.)
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
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2009

September
Zoned floor plan finalized
Furniture, shelving & décor options finalized
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
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2009

September (cont.)
Furniture and shelving
orders are placed
(state contract)
Establish timeline and
goals for painting,
flooring, and
installation of furniture
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

October – November
OCT. 20–NOV. 9: Electric & network wiring
completed; walls primed and painted
NOV. 5–8: Concrete floors
painted with epoxy as
short-term solution
NOV. 13: Furniture & shelving installed
NOV. 19–23: Computers and TVs installed; wall
& floor paint touched up; wiring adjusted
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

December - February
DEC. 1: Project is
completed on time &
under budget
DEC. 17: Soft opening
FEB. 21, 2008:
Grand Opening
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Queens Library for Teens Updates
Federally funded juvenile justice award
began June 1, 2008 via the New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services
Funding from the NYC Commission on
Economic Opportunity for pre-GED classes
for people between 16 and 24
$50,000 Community Capital Assistance
Program grant
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Additional Resources
BOLAN, KIMBERLY & JANET NELSON,
“JUST FOR THEM: The Far Rockaway teen library
provides offsite space to be, well, a teen,” SCHOOL
LIBRARY JOURNAL (9/15/08).
BOLAN, KIMBERLY.TEEN SPACES (2D ED.)
ALA EDITIONS, 2009.
O'CONNOR, MAUREEN & BRIAN KENNEY, “MAKE IT
NEW,” SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (7/08).
KIMBERLY BOLAN CULLIN
bolan_kimberly@yahoo.com
indielibrarian.blogspot.com
Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009

Thank you
Find a copy of this presentation
after 7/14/09 at:
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Champagne Dreams on a Minimal Budget
ALA Annual - Chicago
Kimberly Bolan Cullin
2009