Community Consultation Bacchus Marsh Library Development

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Bacchus Marsh Library DevelopmentCommunity ConsultationSECTION 3 – Secondary Stakeholder Interviews• Mr Keith Linard Senior Assets Engineer/Community AssetDevelopment Forum• Ms Sue Jones Culture and Arts Officer• Ms Jenni Shields Child and Family Services Coordinator• Ms Sally Goldstraw Best Start Project, Community Facilitator• Mr Mark Roberts Acting Manager, Strategic and SustainableDevelopment• Ms Leann Brown Strategic Project Officer, Strategic and SustainableDevelopment• Ms Judy Davidson Child Care Services Coordinator• Ms Natalie Abbott Customer Communications Services Coordinator• Ms Catherine Riddoch Maternal and Child Health Team Leader• Mr Chris Parkinson Manager, Information Services• Mr Mick Gorfine Building/Assets Engineer• Ms Janet Wraith Assessment and Care Management Coordinator• Ms Robyn Salt Aged and Disability Coordinator• Mr John Perham Youth Services CoordinatorThe following stakeholder group meetings were also addressed:• Darley Primary School, School Council,• Bacchus Marsh Ladies Probus Club,• Bacchus and District Historical Society.2. Summary of feedback from primary stakeholder interviews2.1 Considering a new library facility, the following is a summary of whatoutcomes and community benefits stakeholders would like to see resultfrom a new library facility:A facility that:• Shows the importance of children within our community and is verychild and family friendly. A facility that promotes literacy in early years.• Raises the profile of learning and that moves away from the traditionallibrary format.• Attracts people and increases visitation to the library and becomesmore of a hub for community groups; a meeting place (for all ages) forexchanging ideas, something that thinks outside the current operation.• Is a family friendly environment that is open and connected to thecommunity; a place where people feel that they belong.• Is a central meeting hub that develops a sense of community andassists people to develop greater cultural awareness.• Creates a vibrant civic centre and economic stimulus for thecommunity.• Increases the exposure of the historical society.Page 18 of 47
Bacchus Marsh Library DevelopmentCommunity ConsultationSECTION 3 – Secondary Stakeholder InterviewsA range of spaces, including:• Community/meeting spaces for a broad range of purposes, including:- early intervention activities, eg. Playgroups, space for parents andkids with programs offered.- rooms for groups to hire, for example, U3A.- large functions space for parties and gatherings- spaces that encourage school access to the library to seeperformers, etc.- A space large enough for a class of 28, then to use as classoverflow to library text, for example, local history.• A lounge with I.T. access.• Spaces for visual displays.• If locating the Visitor information Centre with the library, storage for thebrochures, etc.• A Café.A range of programs and facilities, including:• I.T. lounge with laptops throughout to cater for students who don’t haveaccess to the internet• Expansion of children’s programs.• Learning tools not segregated e.g. books in one place, I.T. separation,for example Ballarat University.• Greater access to collection varieties, eg. fiction and reference.• A service/ facility that acknowledges that the content is just asimportant as space and that the collection needs to be turned overmore regularly.• Story reading in library.• Youth targeted support programs such as careers advice andCentreline services.Caters for a range of access requirements, including:• Saturday morning opening for Councils Customer Service.• Broader partnerships with schools, kinders, etc.• Alternative opening hours to fit in with lifestyles of the community.• Flexible opening hours for students needs.• Support access to I.T.• Providing access opportunities for disadvantage• Equity for everyonePage 19 of 47
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