Throughout 2007, the City of Richmond engaged in a Community Library Needs Assessment to clarify the current and anticipated library service needs of its residents. Representatives of all segments of the community participated through the Richmond Library Building Advisory Committee (RLBAC), a library survey with 1,100 responses, 13 focus groups with special constituencies, and 47 interviews with key stakeholders and community leaders. Information from these sources, as well as from an analysis of demographics, renew of current library use statistics, study of city data, and observations of the current library facility and operations, is included in the Richmond CLNA, which describes diverse library service needs that the 60 year old current Main Library is no longer adequate to meet.
Library Plan of Service Document
Updated 03/24/09