[Conntech] Library Space Planning Workshops

[Mary Louise Jensen]

The Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development presents

Library Space Planning Guide Workshops

This workshop will help you calculate new space requirements. By the close of the workshop, you will have a rough square-footage figure for your library's needs.  All workshop participants will go home with a computer disk with an Excel version of the spreadsheet. (You do not need to know Excel.)  The workshop will take you step-by-step through the Library Space Planning Guide, a State Library Publication. The Guide is geared to public libraries; however, school and academic libraries can also use some of the information.

Note: State Public Library Construction Grant Applicant
If you plan to apply for a construction grant for an addition, renovation, or new construction, you should have completed the Library Space Planning Guide work sections before attending the construction grant workshop on April 16, 2008 or May 20th at Middletown Library Service Center or April 17, 2008, at Willimantic Library Service Center. 

For maximum benefit bring these figures with you to the workshop:
- Current book and nonprint holdings
- Annual average of net additions (items added minus items withdrawn) for books and nonprint using data for the last five years for each collection
- Number of current periodical titles displayed now, or estimate the number for the year 2020
- Number of back periodicals stored

Who should attend? 
Library personnel, trustees, town officials, consultants, and architects

Your instructor will be Mary Louise Jensen, Building Consultant, Division of Library Development, Connecticut State Library. Mary Louise provides training and support for library space planning, construction grants, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  

Time and location
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Middletown Library Service Center Computer Training Center
Directions to MLSC: http://www.cslib.org/facmlsc.htm 
Fee:  no charge

Repeated on
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Willimantic Library Service Center Computer Training Center
Directions to WLSC: http://www.cslib.org/facwlsc.htm 
Fee:  no charge

REGISTRATION: 
1. Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp. 
2. Click on the month of the event at the top of the page.  
3. Find the date of the event and click on the underlined event title to register.
4. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS,  NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY OR ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). 
5. Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. 
First time users will be prompted  to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY OR FIRM ADDRESS.  Once completed you will receive an event confirmation form.  IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 72 hour notice (3 business days, excluding weekends & holidays).  

CANCELLATION POLICY DUE TO BAD WEATHER: If the public schools in the town/city that the library is located are closed due to bad weather, the workshop will be canceled.   If the public schools are delayed, the workshop will be held at its scheduled time.

For more information, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact:





Mary Louise Jensen
Building Consultant
Division of Library Development
Connecticut State Library
Willimantic Library Service Center
1320 Main Street, Suite 25
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone:  860-456-1717 or 
                1-800-253-7944 Ext. 306
Fax:  860-423-5874
E-mail: mjensen at cslib.org