Walz Branch : Public Meeting #2

Walz Branch
June 8, 2017
Public Meeting #2

Agenda
June 8, 2017

5:30 - 5:45pm Welcome & Introductions
5:45 - 6:15pm Overview of Community Engagement
6:15 - 6:45pm Design Alternatives Feedback
6:45 - 7:00pm Public Comment / Q&A

Cleveland Public Library calls obstacles, such as hunger,
illiteracy, and unemployment: Community Deficits.
The People’s University
CPL embraces its responsibility to fight these deficits by taking
a strong STEP for our community’s future and providing:
• Safety - Safe places to learn all year round
• Technology - Free access to all types of new technology
• Education - Extensive & inspirational communities of learning
• Preservation - A commitment to capturing and honoring history

Community Vision Plan
An effort to determine the appropriate services that
will be offered at the Cleveland Public Library’s branch
locations by 2019 through authentic engagement and
valued input from community residents.
Current branches in Group 3:
• West Park
• Eastman
• Hough
• Union
• Walz

A report will be produced for each group with
recommendations tailored to each branch, which
may include:
• Exterior architectural renovations
• Concepts for reprogramming interior spaces
• Outdoor site improvements
• Framework for prioritizing library services
• Streetscape enhancements
• Creative ideas for bridging the digital divide
• Partnerships with community organizations

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• The Library does not have a future plan for the
Walz Branch building.
This Community Vision Plan is the public
engagement process to create a plan.
• There is no budget set for the Walz Branch
recommendations.
The library wants to know what the community needs
are first, then plan financial investments accordingly.
• The definition of "21st Century Library" will be
co-created by each branch community.
The Cleveland Public Library recognizes each
community has different needs and priorities.

OVERVIEW of
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
FEEDBACK

Survey Feedback
WALZ:
30
TOTAL
SURVEYS:
664
"Please list the name of the CPL facility
you identify as your local branch."

Q: Please offer 3 words that best
capture your vision for the CPL
experience in your area by 2019.
Survey Feedback : Walz

Q: If you could suggest an additional
resource for your local branch, what
would it be?
• Faster computers
• Security cameras
• More books
• More neighborhood meetings
• Longer time on the computer
• Outdoor space
• More things for kids to do
• More people to help with social
services
• Outdoor activities
• Recording studio
• Self check-out station
• More coordination with area
schools - parent/family
meetings, "wifi" night, etc
• Basketball hoop

"I work from home and would love to
do more work from the library. More
co-working features. More small
meeting rooms, places to talk on
the phone, areas where we can eat
snacks."
"Although the library is
within walking distance
for me, I take the bus to
the Lakewood Library
because I feel safer there."
"Needs more
parking!" "Would be nice to see
Walz's big room divided
into two rooms."

Discovering Options
THE TOP TWO THINGS WALZ BRANCH
SHOULD FOCUS ON ARE...:
VOTE
WALKABLE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
VOTE
LIBRARY COMMUNITY/MEETING SPACES
VOTE
LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
VOTE
OFFER CLASSES
VOTE
LIBRARY OUTDOOR SPACES
VOTE
SMALL-SCALE LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HOST LECTURES
HOLD EVENTS
VOTE
VOTE
OTHER (WRITE IDEAS IN BOX):
YOUTH PROGRAMMING TENANT ADVOCACY &
RESOURCES
REGULAR EVENTS WITH
FOOD AND GAMES FOR KIDS -
INVITE NEIGHBORS!
THE TOP TWO THINGS WALZ BRANCH
SHOULD FOCUS ON ARE...:
VOTE
WALKABLE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
VOTE
LIBRARY COMMUNITY/MEETING SPACES
VOTE
LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
VOTE
OFFER CLASSES
VOTE
LIBRARY OUTDOOR SPACES
VOTE
SMALL-SCALE LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HOST LECTURES
HOLD EVENTS
VOTE
VOTE
OTHER (WRITE IDEAS IN BOX):
YOUTH PROGRAMMING TENANT ADVOCACY &
RESOURCES
REGULAR EVENTS WITH
FOOD AND GAMES FOR KIDS -
INVITE NEIGHBORS!

Defining the Vision
BUILDING/GROUNDS:
• Paint inside brick white to
brighten it up
• Elevators
• More cameras
• Upstairs bathroom
• Better signage
• Better lighting, inside and
out
• Handicapped access
• Study areas
• Better bathrooms
• Divide room into two
• More parking spaces
• Teen room
• Playground out back
• Reading/wifi garden out
front
• More security cameras
• More prominent CPL signage
• Separate computer room
• Bigger community
gathering space - for
meetings and events
• More workspaces
• Backdoor access from
parking lot
• Use parking lot for
playground space
• Use surrounding vacant lots
to expand parking
• Expand into front garden
area
• Basketball hoop

Defining the Vision
NEIGHBORHOOD:
• Safer parks
• Shared parking with St
Augustine
• Safe bright street lights
• Better walking/biking
conditions
• More frequent transit
• Affordable, family-friendly
restaurants
• Basketball court/hoops
• More safe places for kids
to play
• Maintain affordable spaces &
services for low-income folks
• A more seamless transtiion
on Detroit crossing Lake
• Playgrounds
• Integration across racial and
economic boundaries
• Park with swings and a
climbing wall
• More bike racks (at Library
and in neighborhood)
• Better planned,
programmed, and well-lit
public spaces (and more
trees!)

Defining the Vision
SERVICES:
• More computers
• More books
• Vending machines
• More magazines
• Longer hours
• More computer time
• One machine for paying for both
late fees and for printing
• "Kaffeeklatch" for moms
• Chess club
• Senior classes
• Tech classes
• Programs on interviewing well
• Programs on landlord/tenant
rights
• Studio space for voicing
opinions
• Lectures/meetings/community
programming
• Hold open house / "block
party" to outreach to
neighbors
• Faster/new PCs
• After-hours pick-up
• Storytelling after school for kids
• More chargers/outlets for
charging phones
• Stay open later - at least 1
hour
• Spanish classes
• More partnerships with arts/the-
ater organizations in the area
• More toys for kids
• Faster wifi
• Community-oriented program-
ming - integrate with DSCDO
• Game-only computers (no
internet) for kids
• More kids magazines

BRANCH(ING)CONVERSATIONS
INTERNAL
CPL&BRANCH
POSITIVES NEGATIVES
EXTERNAL
NEIGHBORHOOD

Branch(ing) Conversations
INTERNAL / BUILDING
POSITIVES +
• Kids' reading events
• Tutoring/GED classes
• Safe place to come
• Staff helpful and nice
• Respectful patrons
• Natural light
• Computer access
• Good location
• Accessible - easy to get to
• Lunch program
• Parking lot fenced

INTERNAL / BUILDING
NEGATIVES -
• No bathroom on main floor
• Downstairs bathroom not ADA
accessible
• Not enough parking, especially
during classes/events
• Downstairs rooms too small
• No place for kids to play/go
outside
• Front garden gets trash in it
• Computer area too close to kids'
area
• No teen room/area
• Kids get rowdy/loud
• Computers fill up, especially
after school
• Bike rack not in good condition
• Computers freeze
• Internet / wifi very slow
• Not open Sundays
• Water damage in ceilings
• Parking lot / driveway gets icy in
winter
• Building getting old - not well
maintained
• Not very visible / prominent on
street - "looks like a doctor's
office"
• Not enough outlets to charge
phones
• Dark inside - bricks look dull/dingy
• Open layout challenging
• Not enough outreach/assistance
for mental health issues
• Resources not very well-displayed
or communicated
• Not enough "studious" periodicals
(Scientific American, etc)

EXTERNAL / NEIGHBORHOOD
POSITIVES +
• Good location - straddles
multiple populations
• "neutral ground" - library can
facilitate exchange
• Bus access
• Crime is being addressed
• adopt-a-lot program
• Pool, park nearby
• Lots of housing nearby
• Near lots of schools/kids
• Battery Park
• St Augustine partnerships
• Gordon Square feels vibrant
• Theaters, galleries in area

EXTERNAL / NEIGHBORHOOD
NEGATIVES -
• Class divide in neighborhood
• New places in neighborhood
don't prioritize jobs for locals
• Sidewalks torn up
• Streets not maintained
• Drug dealers
• Trash in alleys - no regular
clean-ups
• Not enough places to play for
kids
• Nearby parks don’t have play
equipment, basketball hoops,
etc
• Perception of crime - safety
concerns
• Street trash cans overflow
• Not enough street lighting
• Not enough for teens to do

Summary: Recommendations
1. Add more comfortable seating and flexible workspace
options

options
2. Add accessible bathroom(s) on the main floor (and/or add
elevator to access downstairs meeting rooms)

options
3. Find space for "quiet work areas" AND teen room

options
4. Reconfigure tall central space into a "tech hub"

options
5. Update interior with more modern color, lighting

options
6. Work with local fabricator/artist to build new bike rack

options
7. Improve front garden with signage, lighting, landscaping

options
8. Explore converting the front lobby for after-hours access

options
9. Explore possibilities for expansion through back or front addition

options
10. Find opportunities for expanded parking

options
11. Strengthen Wifi for after-hours access

options
12. Add more technology options and training

options
13. Work with the City to improve street lighting, safety

options
14. Hold neighborhood "block party" events to deepen social ties

options
14. Hold neighborhood "block party" events to deepen social ties
15. Work with neighborhood arts & theater groups to create unique
programming on-site and off, especially for kids

DISCUSSION
of DESIGN
ALTERNATIVES

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Glenville
Collinwood
Harvard-Lee
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Main Library
Carnegie West
Garden Valley
South Brooklyn
Langston Hughes
Memorial-Nottingham
Martin Luther King, Jr.
CPL SERVICE AREAS WITH BRANCH LOCATIONS 2014
Prepared by: Knowledge Office ADO
November 19, 2014
Source: NODIS
Service Area | 27 CPL Branches + Main library + Public Admin.
+ Ohio Library for the Blind & P.D.

Service Area | Walz Branch
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Public Library

CARNEGIE WEST
WOODLAND
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20%10
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100%
WEST PARK
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WALZ
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100%
UNIO
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100%
STERLING
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80%
30
100%
SOUTHBROOKLYN
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SOUTH
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30 100%
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MLK
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LORAIN
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LANGSTON
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FULTON
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FLEET
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EASTMAN
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MAIN LIBRARY
LORAIN
EASTMAN
Walz Branch Use

CPL
BRANCH
EXPERIENCE
library
building
library
property
neighborhood
library
services

CPL
BRANCH
EXPERIENCE
library
building
library
property
library
services
neighborhood

Interior | tech centers at CPL
TechCentral, Downtown Main Branch TechEast, Fleet Main Branch

1. How important is it to be able to check out
TABLETS / LAPTOPS for in-branch use?
1. Not important 2. Somewhat 3. Moderately 4. Important 5. Very important

2. How important is it to have LOUNGE
SEATING AREAS?

3. How important is it to have a LAPTOP
BAR/LOUNGE AREA?

4. How important is it to have FLEXIBLE/
MOVABLE SHELVING?

TECH HUB
AFTER-
HOURS
LOBBY
ELEV
HC
BATH
LAP-
TOP
BAR
WORK ROOMS
CHILDRENS
AREA
TEEN
AREA
ADULT AREA

5. How important is it to have an ELEVATOR
to the downstairs meeting rooms?
HC
BATH
ELEV

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Quiet Time Afterschool
Time
Public Time
• Side rooms closed off for
quiet reading + study space
(red)
• Central area left open
(purple)
• All areas open for children's
programming, reading, etc.
• Some side rooms closed
off for quiet reading + study
space (red)
• Central area and some side
spaces left open
(purple)
Partitioning the Space

6. What is your preferred alternative for
providing both quiet spaces and lively
meeting spaces?
1. Create permanent
interior partitions and
enforce "quiet time" use
by specific hours of the
day
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2. Construct permanent
small study rooms along
North Wall
3. Use temporary, flexible
partitions to divide off
main floor space as
needed

CPL
BRANCH
EXPERIENCE
library
property
library
building
library
services
neighborhood

7. How important is it to ADD SEATING at the
front plaza area for a "wifi garden"?

8. How important is it to have an AFTER-
HOURS LOBBY?

DETROIT A V E .
W.80THST
W.80THST.
ENTRY
ENTRY

Work with Cleveland RTA to allow for HC
street parking in front of Library

?
OPTION 1: Consolidate with St Augustine lot

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OPTION 2: Expand into Side Lot off W 80th

$
KEEP PARKING
AS-IS (+ ADD
HC SPOTS IF
POSSIBLE)
EXPAND INTO
SIDE LOT OFF W
80TH ST
CONSOLIDATE
WITH ST.
AUGUSTINE LOT
$$ $$$
PARKING:

OPTION 1: Expand into Front Garden

+ Increased street presence
+ Could be accomodated on
existing lot without affecting
parking
+ Could include accessible
bathroom(s)
- Concerns about security/
vandalism
- Doesn't address downstairs
access
- Difficult to access from inside
(behind staff area)
EXPAND INTO FRONT GARDEN

OPTION 2: Expand into Back Parking Area

+ Larger space available
+ Adjacent to downstairs meeting
rooms, could include elevator
bathroom(s)
+ Extra space for back playground
area for kids
- Contingent on St Augustine
agreement
- Not visible from Detroit Ave
- Second entrance creates security
concerns
EXPAND INTO BACK PARKING AREA

OPTION 3: Expand into Side Lot off W 80th

+ Larger space available
+ Could include elevator
bathroom(s)
+ Extra space for back playground
area for kids
- Contingent on Side Lot
acquisition from DSCDO
- Not visible from Detroit Ave
- Second entrance creates security
concerns off W 80th
- Not directly adjacent to
downstairs meeting room
EXPAND INTO SIDE LOT OFF W 80th

ADD INTERNAL
PARTITIONS,
UPSTAIRS
BATHROOM
EXPAND INTO
BACK PARKING
AREA
EXPAND INTO
FRONT GARDEN
EXPAND INTO
SIDE LOT OFF W
80TH ST
RENOVATION/EXPANSION:
$ $$ $$$
KEEP PARKING
AS-IS (+ ADD
HC SPOTS IF
POSSIBLE)
EXPAND INTO
SIDE LOT OFF W
80TH ST
CONSOLIDATE
WITH ST.
AUGUSTINE LOT
PARKING:

$
KEEP PARKING
AS-IS (+ ADD
HC SPOTS IF
POSSIBLE)
EXPAND INTO
SIDE LOT OFF W
80TH ST
CONSOLIDATE
WITH ST.
AUGUSTINE LOT
$$ $$$
ADD INTERNAL
PARTITIONS,
UPSTAIRS
BATHROOM
EXPAND INTO
BACK PARKING
AREA
EXPAND INTO
FRONT GARDEN
EXPAND INTO
SIDE LOT OFF W
80TH ST

11. How important is it to enhance the Detroit
Ave TRANSIT WAITING ENVIRONMENT?

Monday 10:00-7:00
Tuesday 10:00-7:00
Wednesday 10:00-6:00
Thursday 10:00-7:00
Friday 10:00-6:00
Saturday 10:00-6:00
Sunday Closed
Walz Library Hours | Current

12. How could the library best extend its
hours of service?
a. Extend opening hours
b. After-hours "lobby" access
c. Both (a) and (b)
Monday 10:00-7:00
Tuesday 10:00-7:00
Thursday 10:00-7:00
Friday 10:00-6:00
Saturday 10:00-6:00
Sunday Closed

13. If library hours were extended, which
option would you prefer?
a. Open earlier on Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thur
b. Open earlier on Fri or Sat
c. Open later on Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thur
d. Open later on Fri or Sat
e. Open Sundays
Monday 10:00-7:00
Tuesday 10:00-7:00
Thursday 10:00-7:00
Friday 10:00-6:00
Saturday 10:00-6:00
Sunday Closed

ENCOURAGE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMMING

14. If you'd like, please list:
one type of event/program you would like
Walz Branch to provide (ex. foreign-lan-
guage readings, author signings, garden-
ing talks, tai chi, etc)
PLUS one community partner who could
help facilitate (ex. rec center, local school,
etc.) that event/program
ENCOURAGE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMMING

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