Working with Consulting Librarian Ruth Metz and

Library Technology Consultant Lucien Kress, FFA

developed the Ledding Library Expansion Study for
the City of Milwaukie. The primary goals for the
project included the creation of a formal space needs
assessment, building area program, conceptual design
and cost estimate to provide the City with a master plan
for library facility expansion to serve the community and
the City of Milwaukie to the established project planning
horizon year of 2035.
A space needs document was developed based on
current industry standards and best practices as well
as interviews and surveys of library staff, community
stakeholders, and the general public. The space needs
assessment and resulting building area program
established the proposed size of the upgraded and
expanded library as 35,000 square feet, including 12,500
square feet of renovation space and 22,500 square feet
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of new construction. A series of public presentations
and workshops focusing on facility requirements and
preliminary design concepts was led by the design
team in order to review and obtain feedback from the
community and the City Council.
FFAs proposal for the preliminary design is based on the
Citys preferred approach to locate all of the required
expansion space on the current, central Ledding Library
site. The design concept includes extensive renovation
of the existing 1960s-era building, with two story
expansions to house library functions and meeting space
to the north and south, and a two story expansion to the
west for circulation and other public support spaces. The
expansion opportunities were especially challenging due
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to the restrictions of building adjacent to environmental
resource protection zones, including a designated Water
Quality Resource and Habitat Conservation Area. The
preferred design approach allows the expanded library
facility to accommodate more varied and much needed
public uses, creates a more civic and vibrant presence
in the City, and strengthens connections between library
spaces and the pond and other natural resource areas
nearby.
Milwaukie Ledding Library Expansion Study Continued
Milwaukie, Oregon