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Appendix B: Space Needs Worksheet
Library _____________________________________________________
Person completing form _________________ Date _________________
Step 1 - Population
a. Current local population (for comparison only) __________________
b. Projected local population __________________
c. Projected nonresident population __________________
d. TOTAL (b + c) __________________
Step 2 - Collection Space
a. Books: # of volumes ____________ / 10 |
______________sq. ft. |
b. Music CDs/recordings: # of items _________ / 10 |
______________sq. ft. |
c. Audio books: # of items __________ / 10 |
______________sq. ft. |
d. Videocassettes: # of items ____________ / 10 |
______________sq. ft. |
e. Periodical display: # of titles ___________ / 1.5 |
______________sq. ft. |
f. Periodical storage: # of titles ___________ / 0.5 x # of years
retained ______________ |
______________sq. ft. |
g. TOTAL (a + b + c + d + e + f) |
______________sq. ft. |
Step 3 - User Seating Space
Projected population (from Step 1.d) |
__________________ |
a. 7-10 seats/each 1,000 people |
______________ seats |
b. # of seats _________________ x 30 |
______________ sq. ft. |
Step 4 - Staff Work Space
a. # of workstations _____________ x 150 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Step 5 - Meeting Room Space
a. General meeting: # of seats ______________ x 10 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
b. Conference room: # of seats ______________ x 25 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
c. Children’s program: # of seats ______________ x 10 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
d. TOTAL (a + b + c) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Step 6 - Special Space
a. Collection space (from Step 2.g) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
User seating space (from Step 3.b |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Staff work space (from Step 4.a) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Meeting room space (from Step 5.c) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
b. SUBTOTAL 1 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
c. Multiply SUBTOTAL 1 by 0.1
(An alternative method is to list specific types of special-use space
and their representative space allocations and enters the total in Step
6.c). |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Step 7 - Nonassignable Space
a. SUBTOTAL 1 (from Step 6.b) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
b. Special-use space (from Step 6.c) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
c. SUBTOTAL 2 (a + b) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
d. Multiply subtotal 2 by 0.25 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Step 8 - Public-Access Computer Work Space
a. # of workstations ______________ x 25 |
_______________ sq. ft. |
Step 9 - Putting It All Together
a. Collection space (from Step 2.g) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
b. User seating space (from Step 3.b) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
c. Staff work space (from Step 4.a) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
d. Meeting room space (from Step 5.d) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
e. Special-use space (from Step 6.c) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
f. Nonassignable space (from Step 7.d) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
g. Public-access computer work space (from Step 8.a) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
h. GROSS AREA NEEDED (a + b + c + d + e + f + g) |
_______________ sq. ft. |
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