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Downtown Anchorage Library
- 1. DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Offering Anchorage thepromise of a brighter future in which to live, work and play!
- 2. How do weknow if there's a demand for a downtown library? What if our community doesn't want/need it and it doesn't get used? DOES DOWNTOWN NEED A LIBRARY? Does anyone even read books anymore?
- 3. “A typical publiclibrary draws 500 to 1,500 people a day. That’s close to the draw of small department store.” WHAT DOES DOWNTOWN NEED? --from "Public Buildings Keep Town Centers Alive" (Planning Commissioners Journal #49). Libraries: Attract customers to nearby businesses. Make surrounding area less of a shopping center and more of a town center. Contribute to safety and stability of neighborhoods.
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- 7. LIBRARIES IN MULTI‐USE SPACES MADISON, WI MILWAUKEE, WI Replacing four libraries withmixed-use developments where library serves as anchor catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.
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- 9. WHAT DOES AN URBAN LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Lincoln Acres, San Diego 2,750sq. ft Cost: $3.5M
- 10. WHAT DOES AN URBAN LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Chinatown, Seattle: 3,930 sq.ft w/housing, community center and retail Express library in Houston, TX in office building
- 11. WHAT DOES AN URBAN LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Do Space®, Omaha,NE: a community technology library, invention workshop, and digital playground to learn new software, new devices, 3D printing and more. Shares space with a community college. www.dospace.org
- 12. WHAT COULD OUR LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Express services for pick-upand drop-off Audience: Office workers, residents
- 13. WHAT COULD OUR LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Flexible spaces for socializing andmeetings. Audience: Small businesses, students, seniors
- 14. WHAT COULD OUR LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? Classrooms & spaces forhands- on learning Audience: Teens, seniors, job-seekers
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- 16. 1917-1955: the AnchoragePublic Library shared space with a church, a hardware store, city hall (next to the jail), the courthouse, and finally in its own space in the "Cow Place" Quonset hut. 1955: Popular Mayor Z.J. Loussac spearheaded Anchorage's first stand- alone library at 427 F Street (now the Egan Center) 1981: Loussac Library moved to a temporary space on 6th Avenue during construction of new midtown location. ANCHORAGE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY 1986-1988: The temporary Loussac Library became the downtown library until it was closed due to budget cuts. 2007-2013: MOA + Library Foundation search for space.
- 17. John and JanetGoetz: downtown residents who dedicated their estate to re-establishing downtown library after the 6th Ave location closed. Janet passed in 2010 at the age of 99 and left her estate to the Anchorage Library Foundation via a Trust held at Wells Fargo. Her wish was for funds to go toward library operations. JANET GOETZ CHARITABLE TRUST Available Funds: • $865K in ALF Downtown Fund • $6.9M in Trust at Wells Fargo • $486K in ALF Goetz Fund ($200K/year income from Trust at Wells Fargo)
- 18. DISCUSSION MADISON, WI WHAT ARE THEISSUES WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE IN DOWNTOWN? WHAT FEATURES AND AMENITIES DO WE NEED DOWNTOWN?
- 19. DISCUSSION MADISON, WI WHO WOULD BENEFITFROM A DOWNTOWN LIBRARY? WHAT ARE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES & PROJECTS THAT COULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE LIBRARY?
- 20. DISCUSSION MADISON, WI WHAT ADDITIONAL RESEARCHDO WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION? WHAT EXISTING RESOURCES, STUDIES, PLANS SHOULD WE REVIEW? WHO SHOULD WE TALK TO?
- 21. THANKS MADISON, WI YOU ROCK! THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE LIBRARY!