Fort Worth Library System Master Plan

The Fort Worth Library's 20/20 Vision is its roadmap for services and facilities for the coming decade. The Plan identifies the kinds of services and materials Fort Worth residents want, and shows where facilities and services are needed. This 20/20 Vision builds on the Fort Worth Library's 2004 Long Range Services Plan.

The 20/20 Vision Plan

The 20/20 Vision Plan was approved by City Council on December 13, 2011. 

Consultant Reports

Two consultants helped the Fort Worth Library develop this Plan:

• Market segmentation data was provided by Buxton Company, Inc. Buxton, a Fort Worth business, is one of the nation's foremost customer analytics companies.  Customer analytics, also known as market segmentation and psychographic analysis, studies customers' interests, lifestyles, and demographic characteristics to identify the goods and services they're most interested in.  Buxton is also an expert in retail site selection, and developed two market studies to identify the best locations for Fort Worth libraries. Buxton uses the Mosaic® psychographic system, which is used by retailers, businesses, the health care industry, and municipal governments across the country. Buxton's final report is posted below.
• Godfrey's Associates, a company with over 30 years experience in public library planning and facilties, conducted the Facility Study.  This is the first comprehensive Fort Worth Library facilities study since 1981. Godfrey's assessed the physical condition of all library facilities, identifying standards for future library facilities, recommending sustainability goals, recommending alternative library service models, and benchmarking Fort Worth's facilities against peer libraries around the country. Their full report is posted below.

Market Segmentation: Buxton Company, Inc.

• Buxton Final Report Table of Contents
• Buxton Final Report Methodology Statement 
• Borrower Profiles 
• Market Studies
  • Fill-In Market Study Score Sheets 
  • White Paper Market Study Score Sheets
• Score Sheet Interpretation Guide 

Buxton Library Profiles

Buxton's library profiles provide a detailed analysis of each library's trade area and market segments. Profiles also include a discussion of the library's "non-borrower" segments--those segments in the library's trade area that do not use the library. Each Profile includes a Score Sheet which indexes that library's customers' potential use of various library services against potential use at the other libraries.  The Profile also includes basic household demographic data for the library's trade area.

• BOLD Profile 
• Central Library Profile 
• COOL Profile 
• Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch Profile 
• East Berry Branch Profile 
• East Regional Library Profile 
• Ella Mae Shamblee Branch Profile 
• Meadowbrook Branch Profile 
• Northside Branch Profile 
• Ridglea Branch Profile 
• Riverside Branch Profile 
• Seminary Branch Profile 
• Southwest Regional Library Profile 
• Summerglen Branch Profile 
• Wedgwood Branch Profile 

Facilities Assessment: Godfrey's Associates

Section One: Peer Library Comparisons

Section Two: Alternative Facility Models 

Section Three: Minimum Facility Standards 

Section Four: Customer Analytics

Section Five: Current Facilities/Future Needs 

Table 5.1 Actual 2010 Building Gross Square Footage vs Recommended 

Table 5.2 Infrastructure and Furniture Retrofit Costs 

Facility Snapshots: Existing Facilities

Facility Snapshots, developed in the winter of 2010, are a brief overview of Godfrey's findings and recommendations about each library. 

• BOLD Snapshot
• Central Snapshot
• COOL Snapshot
• Diamond Hill/Jarvis Snapshot
• East Berry Snapshot
• East Regional Snapshot
• Ella Mae Shamblee Snapshot 
• Meadowbrook Snapshot
• Northside Snapshot 
• Northwest Snapshot 
• Ridglea Snapshot 
• Riverside Snapshot 
• Seminary Snapshot 
• Southwest Regional Snapshot 
• Summerglen Snapshot
• Wedgwood Snapshot

Facility Snapshots: Possible New Facilities/Service Points

• Far North Area
• North Main Area
• South Area
• 8th/Robert Area
• Bryant Irvin/Oakmont Area
• Camp Bowie/Las Vegas Trail Area
• Camp Bowie/Montgomery Area
• East Berry/New York Area
• Lancaster/Oakland Area
• Summer Creek Area

Section Six: Recommendations and Implementation

Appendix One: Peer Library Interviews 

Appendix Two: Alternative Facility Models 

Appendix Three: Facility Standards

Appendix Four: Customer Analytics 

Table A4.1 Site Evaluation Tool 

Appendix Five: Current Facilities/Future Needs

Table A5.1 Fort Worth Library Shelving Capacities 

Table A5.2 Proposed Library Staffing 

Table A5.3 Parking Spaces and Branches 

Table A5.4 Central Library Parking Options 

Table A5.5 Modern Library Factors in Existing Libraries 

Physical Assessments by Facility

Physical assessments, conducted in the fall of 2009 and winter of 2010, include descriptions of the building site and architecture. There are brief discussions of the building's growth potential and technology. The bulk of each assessment is an analysis of the building's mechanical/engineering/plumbing (MEP) systems, and cost estimates to upgrade these infrastructure elements to current standards. 

• BOLD Assessment 
• Central Assessment
• COOL Assessment
• Diamond Hill/Jarvis Assessment
• East Berry Assessment
• East Regional Assessment
• Ella Mae Shamblee Assessment
• Meadowbrook Assessment
• Northside Assessment
• Ridglea Assessment
• Riverside Assessment
• Seminary Assessment
• Southwest Regional Assessment
• Summerglen Assessment
• Wedgwood Assessment

Appendix 6: Central Library Charrette: Concepts for Reconfiguration 

• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 1 Lower Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 1 Plaza Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 2 Lower Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 2 Plaza Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 3 Lower Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 3 Plaza Level
• Conceptual Floor Plan Phase 3 Upper Level

Updated 28 December 2011