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BRANCH UPDATES

HESSEN CASSEL

GENERAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS

3030 East Paulding Road
Fort Wayne IN 46816

YEAR BUILT

1972/2004(renovated)

ORIGINAL ARCHITECT

Schenkel Schultz & Hodge

BUILDING SIZE

11973 Sq ft

SITE AREA

1972/2004(renovated)

ON-SITE PARKING

44

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

10,546

Population Served (3 miles)

6

Days open/week

57

Hours open/week

5

Full time staff

STATISTICS 2020

26,370

Door Count

28

Programs

193

Program Attendance

28,852

Collection Size

20,008

Circulation

23

Computer Usage

CURRENT CONDITIONS AND KEY FINDINGS

  • Good visibility from East Paulding Road

  • Parking size adequate

  • Building requires significant masonry repair

  • Major systems in fair condition, some end of life

  • Meeting space old and challenging to access

  • Children’s area not acoustically separated

  • Sight lines are very poor to collection areas

  • Staff workspace old and poorly configured

  • Wi-Fi robust enough for inside and outside use

  • Insufficient electrical outlets for charging

  • Quantity of wired PC connections adequate

  • Workspace at public computers is adequate

Adequately sized for current service demands

Overall building condition

Site allows for future expansion

Renovation and/or expansion can meet 10-year service demand

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