Draft 1-24-98 STANDARD LIBRARY FACILITY

SPACE ALLOCATION EXAMPLE

16,000 Square Feet Minimum

This proposed facility will house 60,000 volumes, 100 periodicals,

16 public electronic workstations, public library seating for 65 users, 95

users in the Activity Room, 10 users in the conference room, 10 in the

quiet study room and staff space for a minimum of eight employees.

Areas Square Feet

A. Mechanical & Architectural Areas (17%) 2,740

HVAC, mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and miscellaneous.

B. Entrance (Lobby, public restrooms, janitorial space) 730

C. Activity Room, kitchenette and storage 1,500

D. New Materials Area 920

Bestsellers, paperbacks, sound recordings, videos, photocopier,

fax and change machine.

E. Adults Services Area 4,590

Reference service desk, adult fiction and nonfiction collection,

reference collection, magazines, public seating, public access catalogs,

etc.

F. Children's Services Area 1,930

Children's service desk; juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction,

easy and juvenile reference collections; magazines, sound recordings,

paperbacks, public seating, new book area, public access catalogs, etc.

G. Special Areas 1,200

Computer workstations, conference room, quiet study room, etc.

H. Staff Areas 2,390

Circulation service desk, staff workroom, manager's office,

receiving area, staff lounge, supply room, staff restroom, technical

services, lockers, photocopier, fax, computer workstations, etc.

Total 16,000

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| Jerry Thrasher |

| Director |

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| Mail: Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center |

| 300 Maiden Lane |

| Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5000 |

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| E-Mail: thrasher@cumberland.lib.nc.us |

| http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us |

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| Phone: (910) 483-1580 ext 103 |

| Fax: (910) 486-5372 |

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