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Mounds view <br />RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />LIBRARY SITE POLICY AND CRITERIA <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />It is the intention of the Ramsey County Public Library Board to <br />locate libraries in the suburban area so that the result is easy <br />access to public library service for the largest number of people. <br />Criteria for site selection to assure .accessibility for the greatest <br />number of people are included in this document. Part II includes <br />preliminary criteria which are generally accepted in the library <br />field. Part III focuses'on specific site evaluation criteria and <br />Part IV includes a rating sheet for the purpose of comparing proposed <br />sites. Specific applications are discussed in Part V. <br />The Library Board recognizes that selecting a site for a public library <br />is a major decision which will affect library service for decades. It <br />is the intention of the Library Board to encourage municipalities to <br />offer sites, and if one site is selected, to deed it to the County of <br />Ramsey with the approval of the Board of .Ramsey County Commissioners. <br />Consideration may be given to leasing or purchasing buildings when <br />advantageous to the public library program. Relocation of branch <br />libraries which do not meet community needs effectively and efficiently <br />will be considered. <br />It is intended that this policy and document be used in conjunction <br />with the Library's other planning documents including the "Facilities <br />Plan - 1980's and 1990's," dated 9-6-83. It• is also intended that <br />this document and all other County Library planning documents be <br />updated periodically. <br />II. PRELIMINARY SITE CRITERIA <br />A site must meet the general criteria in this section in order to be <br />considered by the Library Board. <br />The site must . . . <br />(1) ... be located in or adjacent to a shopping or retail <br />commercial area which is a major center of activity <br />for the people being served. <br />(2) ... be in a;i area that is frequently visited by all segments <br />of thr community during daily activities which results <br />in high pedestrian and vehicle traffic. <br />(3) ... be located on or immediately accessible from a busy primary <br />street or arterial highway with easy access which will <br />result in high visibility and identification with the area. <br />(4) ... be of sufficient size and shape to accommodate the <br />appropriate facility so that the result is aesthetically <br />pleasing. <br />