Opening Calgary's New Central Library – Sarah Meilleur, Janet Hutchinson, Avnish Mehta and Evan Woolley

CALGARY

Giu�re Family Library

RENOVATIONS OF ALL COMMUNITY LIBRARIES

Rocky Ridge Library Quarry Park Library Nicholls Family Library

Seton Library

6,254,570

498,044

3,459

10,538

53,000

54,244

483,200

6,949,996

687,493

4,522

16,253

91,000

68,444

581,563

11%

38%

31%

54%

72%

26%

20%

Visits

Members

Outreach

Programs

Volunteer Hours

Hours of Service

Library Square Footage

2015 2018 Change

SYSTEM WIDE GROWTH

SITE AND ARCHITECT SELECTION

The location of the new Central Library adjacent to City Hall will strengthen the fabric of community

life by weaving East Village, the original heart of Calgary, back into the story of Centre City.

PROJECT LOCATION

The City of Calgary and Calgary Public Library completed a thorough site selection process

during which five potential sites were evaluated for the New Central Library. The process

concluded in July 2011 with support from the Board of the Calgary Public Library Board and

City Council for Block 127 in East Village.

8th Ave Corridor

NCL

Partner

THE SITE

internationalsubmissions

383XN and AECOM (Denmark and Calgary)

KPMB and BKDI (Toronto and Calgary)

REX and Group2 (New York and Calgary)

Snohetta and Dialog (Oslo/New York and Calgary)

Selection Committee consisting of members of the Calgary Public Library

City of Calgary and independent architectural consultants

Ian Chodiko� (former editor of Canadian Architect Magazine)

Jim Barnes (Foster + Partners)

narrowed to 4

Decision made in

Snohetta and Dialog (Oslo/New York and Calgary)

October 2013.

6-month public engagement program

16,500+ Calgarians shared their ideas, aspirations and hopes

for the New Central Library online and in person at over 150 events

Awesome Spaces and Virtual Places;

Powerhouse Programs and Signature Services;

Diverse Collections and Inspiring Resources;

The Role of the Library in Complete Communities

Four major themes:

RESULTS

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ART

TRIO

FISH

ON DISPLAY

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

INDIGENOUS PLACEMAKING

PLAN FOR INNOVATION

Learning and Education

Delight and Play

Social Connection

Personalized Empowerment

TD Great Reading Room

Entrance & Lobby

Exterior Spaces

Meeting Rooms

Digital Corridor

Newcomers

Teens

CHARETTE FORMAT• Pre-assignments/Observations

• Ideation

• Dotmocracy

CHARETTE TWO:

• Refining ideas

• Piloting/Prototyping

Convergent/Divergent Ideation Process

Prep Discovery

Diverg

eConverge Dive

rge

Converge

Define Ideation Validation

PRE-ASSIGNMENT

PILOTING

Pilot

Final

Pilot Final

LESSONS LEARNED

BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMUNICATION

STAFF READINESSPROJECT MANAGEMENT

200,000+

VISITS NEW MEMBERS

7,600+

T O U R SG I V E N150 2,200 15,000 18,000100,000+

450+ PROGRAMS8,200 ATTENDEES

TOTAL IMPRESSIONS1.6 MILLIONTWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM

1059 #HELLOCENTRAL POSTS

868,424

VISITS NEW MEMBERS

30,832

11,098 119,022 661,205432,959

NOVEMBER 1 2018 TO APRIL 23 2019

450+ PROGRAMS | 49,481 ATTENDEES

2,407 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM CLASSES

T O U R SG I V E N428

A slide with the opening day video embedded (not a link to the website since it will be too slow). Slide 2 of Lessons Learned presentation…