Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES3.12.5. LibrariesAffected EnvironmentWatershedLibrary service throughout Kitsap County is provided by the Kitsap Regional Library System (KRLS). The systemserves approximately 251,000 people countywide and has an annual countywide circulation of over 2.27 millionbooks, audio items, videos, and periodicals. In addition to its nine permanent library locations, KRLS operates atraveling bookmobile, provides outreach services for youth and the homebound, and provides online access tomany library materials and services.None of the KRLS’s permanent library locations are within the Gorst Creek watershed. The two closest locationsare in downtown Bremerton and Port Orchard:• The Downtown Bremerton Library building was constructed in 1938 and is owned by the City of Bremerton.This 5,514 square-foot facility was renovated in 2006 and serves an average of 62,140 patrons each year.Annual circulation for this library is approximately 88,746 items.• The Port Orchard Library operates out of a buildings owned by the City of Port Orchard. Built in 1954, the8,000 square-foot facility serves an average of 197,814 patrons annually and has an approximate annualcirculation of 381,592 items.No new library facilities are planned in the Gorst area for the immediate future, nor are any major renovationsplanned for either the Bremerton or Port Orchard libraries.LOSFor the purpose of this Draft EIS, LOS for libraries is calculated based on two factors: annual per capital circulationand total facility square footage. Because circulation is shared between all library branches, per capita circulation iscalculated based on total countywide circulation and population. While not formally adopted by the KRLS, thesemetrics are useful in tracking how the library system is serving the local population. Table 3.12-35 Current andProjected Library Levels of Service illustrates the levels of service for libraries in Kitsap County under presentconditions and under each alternative, assuming no additional circulation or facility square footage.Table 3.12-35Current and Projected Library Levels of ServiceGorst UGASource: Office of Financial Management 2013, BERK 2012Library service is provided on a regional basis, which is described above for the Gorst Creek watershed. Residentsof the Gorst UGA patronize either the Downtown Bremerton or Port Orchard libraries.Draft | June 2013 3-214