Laserfiche WebLink
EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />2. Libraries <br />Library services in Everett are governed by a five member Board of Trustees who are appointed by <br />the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Operational funding comes from general City of <br />Everett revenues. Major capital facility funding has come from bond issues, with minor repairs and <br />improvements coming from both general revenues and CIP funding. The City of Everett provides <br />Library services through a Main Library and an Evergreen Branch. <br />Table 5 summarizes historical patterns that may be useful in judging future needs: <br />Table 5: Historical Library Facilities Projects <br />Year <br />Pop. <br />Building Source Funds <br />Size <br />Notes <br />1905 <br />10,000 <br />New Building — Carnegie gift <br />4,500 sq ft <br />Everett's first real library — Oakes A Wall <br />1934 <br />30,000 <br />New Bldg. - Howarth Bequest <br />8,000 sq ft <br />Original building at Hoyt & Everett Ave site <br />1960 <br />45,000 <br />Remodel <br />12,000 sq ft <br />An unfortunate era for architecture <br />1989 <br />64,170 <br />New Evergreen Branch — bond <br />8,500 sq ft <br />Branch currently at capacity <br />1991 <br />72,493 <br />Main Lib Remodel - bond <br />54,985 <br />Future expansion part of Everett Center plan. <br />The construction of Library Place to the south of the Main Library leaves no easy opportunity to <br />expand this facility. A feasibility study conducted in 2013 demonstrated that it would be possible to <br />expand the Evergreen Branch at its current location by just over 5,200 square feet and create an <br />additional 36 parking spaces. There is currently no funding for such a project. An expansion is <br />needed given that when the branch was built Everett's population was just over 64,000 people. <br />Now approximately that many people live south of Madison. <br />(a) Inventory and location. The Evergreen Branch was dedicated in 1989, and is located on <br />Evergreen Way in the southern part of the City. It has been at capacity for the past ten years. The <br />Main Library underwent its third major renovation and expansion in 1991. This plan envisioned <br />future expansion and development of a museum on the Elks' property to the south. A 1992 decision <br />to abandon the Everett Center project followed by the 2009 construction of Library Place leaves no <br />room to expand the library to the south. See Figure 6. <br />(b) Forecast for future needs. While population growth, changes in how people use libraries, and <br />changes in technology, especially those related to the internet and computers, affect both libraries, <br />the Evergreen Branch is particularly vulnerable to the population growth in south Everett because of <br />its size. There is some room for expansion on city property to the south of the Evergreen Branch. <br />Whether this will provide enough building and parking space by the time the project is funded <br />should be considered. Adequate parking will be important to the success of an expanded branch, <br />given the lack of other parking options in the vicinity of the branch. <br />Although the Main Library is less affected than the Evergreen Branch by the growing population of <br />south Everett, it must also respond to and accommodate changes in technology and patron use and <br />could be significantly impacted by high growth in the Metropolitan Center and Evergreen Way <br />MUO zones. Small interior remodeling projects should help the Main Library to function <br />adequately for the next six to ten years. Depending on how future Everett annexations proceed, it is <br />possible that library facilities will be needed in the area east of I-5. <br />CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 20 <br />