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Libraries board presented with Godeke recommendations

Architect Mary Crites presented the report to the board

Posted: August 19, 2013 - 9:17pm  |  Updated: August 20, 2013 - 12:28am
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A Godeke Library patron checks a book at the Slide Road location.  Stephen Spillman
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A Godeke Library patron checks a book at the Slide Road location.
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The Lubbock Libraries Board heard recommendations for a new library in Southwest Lubbock, replacing the $25,000-per-month leased Godeke Branch Library, at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 19.

Architect Mary Crites presented the report to the board. Crites had been working with Dewberry, a professional consulting firm, since April to come up with technical recommendations that the board will eventually be able to present to the city.

According to Crites’ recommendations, the new library should be about 32,000 square feet, using approximately three to five acres of land.

Based on modern library trends, the study determined the new facility should house about 89,000 books and other items for checking out, a larger computer lab and separate areas for children and teens.

Crites determined that the ideal location for the new facility, based on retail trends of how far people are willing to travel in relation to square footage, is a wedge of space between 88th and 106th streets on Louisville Avenue and west to 98th Street and Iola Avenue.

The budget for the proposed facility, based on new construction cost, not land cost or renovation, amounts to $7.4 million.

“She has been able to gather a lot of valuable information for not only the City Council, but for the board,” said board chairwoman Laura Heinz.

Heinz said the board’s next step is to use Crites’ information to develop a master plan to present to the city.

The lease for the Godeke branch’s current location, in a shopping center at 6701 Slide Road, expires in September 2014.

Jane Clausen, Lubbock public library director, said at the meeting that she met with officials from Kimco Realty, the leasing in July to negotiate an extension on the lease. She was told that there were other entities interested in leasing the property for a higher price.

“It became pretty clear that we would need another location,” Clausen said.

Also at the meeting, the board was presented with the proposed operating budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The proposed budget is $3,701,234, a 0.8 percent increase from last year.

The budget proposal also requests an increase of about $250,000 for the library materials budget to meet the state average for cities over 250,000.

The board’s next meeting will be Sept. 16 at the Groves Branch.

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ulyssesttu 08/20/13 - 12:09 pm
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Shut it down

Tell Kimco to take a hike. It would be better to shut Godeke down until the new library is ready than to continue paying Kimco its exorbitant rates. Let Kimco go ahead and find its "other tenants" who want to pay its rates. Let's see if they really have anyone ready to rent that space for more than $25,000 per month.

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sunny1221 08/20/13 - 05:14 pm
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I agree I think 25K a month

I agree I think 25K a month is totally out of line. Don't think they will find anyone stupid enough to cough up that kind of money.

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