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GENERAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS

900 Library Plaza
Fort Wayne IN 46802

YEAR BUILT

1968/1979/2007 (updated)

ORIGINAL ARCHITECT

Bradley & Bradley Architects

BUILDING SIZE

367,000 Sq ft

SITE AREA

1968/1979/2007 (updated)

ON-SITE PARKING

125

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

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Population Served (3 miles)

7

Days open/week

71

Hours open/week

165.75

Full time staff

CURRENT CONDITIONS AND KEY FINDINGS

  • Large and spacious, plenty of room for collections

  • Wayfinding and collection arrangement confusing

  • Large meeting room spaces well used

  • No medium or small public meeting room spaces

  • Great hall underutilized, loud and echoey

  • Plaza side entry dark and unwelcoming

  • Noise between Genealogy and Readers’ Svcs

  • Empty space where Dunkin Donuts was a tenant

  • Little to no visibility into the library from outside

  • Wi-Fi coverage inconsistent for different areas

  • Availability of PCs and charging inconsistent

  • Workspace at PCs adequate except in Genealogy

Adequately sized for current service demands

Overall building condition

Site allows for future expansion

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

STATISTICS 2020

640,976

Door Count

219

Programs

4985

Program Attendance

755,439

Collection Size

1,317,168

Circulation

141

Computer Usage

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