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If the cost of a consultant proves to be too The Oak Brook Library Commission gain- Commissioner June Scott said Oak Brook Board member Ronald Maher suggested much for the Oak Brook Library Association ed the approval of the Village Board on Mon- should have a library that reflects the quail- that the study also would need to survey to fund,the village could share in the cost, day night to seek out consultants to study ty of the community. Although the library residents and look at neighboring libraries. he said. the space needs of the library. can borrow materials through the Suburban "If we're looking for a consultant,the con- Earlier this year,the Village Board asked Library System, Scott said more than 98 sultant has to have some guidelines," he Library parking the commission to conduct a space needs percent of the library's withdrawals are for said. "I think before you can say we want Trustees also agreed that the village analysis study of the library,located in the materials already in the library. "We this many square feet or these services,you should create more library parking along former Butler School. Commission Chair- should not let our library be less than our have to determine what the residents Spring, north of 31st. Presently only two man Joe Fullan said at Monday's Commit- sports facility,"she said. want." spaces in the village parking lot are marked tee of the Whole meeting that the commis- Maher and Trustee Karen Bushy also said for the Libra sion believes it needs professional help to Village President Wence Cerne agreed the school districts that serve Oak Brook r'' with the need to bring in a consultant, but should be contacted for their suggestions on The Village Board already had asked staff perform a comprehensive analyis. He said said the size of the library should be deter- members to come up with designs to provide the Oak B1•ook Library Association, a civic the library. additional parking along the Spring exten- group of library supporters, has offered to mined by the usage patterns of residents, Commissioner Mary Ann Malloy said that rather than by the greatest amount the the consultant could give the commission Sion. The Engineering Department did underwrite the cost of a consultant. village can spend. preliminary sketches for 29 parking spaces, "I think it would be timely to go out and guidelines to follow but that the commis- 36 spaces and spaces, with costs that seek proposals from library consultants," "The library costs us slightly in excess of sioners would talk with the consultant about ranged from$75,000 to$150,000. Fullan said. $100,000 a year to run," said Cerne,adding the recommendations for the library. I However,trustees said they did not envi- The Oak Brook Public Library,located in that if a new building is constructed the think there has to be give and take with use sion that much parking."That was not what the village complex at 1200 Oak Brook Road, village might no longer be able to fund the with the Village Board and with residents," our intention was," Trustee Joseph Rush is supported out of village funds, and the library. "My guess is that if an elaborate she said. said. commissioners are appointed by the Village new library were needed,we would have to Fullan said that he and Scott plan to visit Board. Fullan said the library consultant look at a library district to levy a tax to sup- the schools and other libraries this summer. Board members said that parallel parking would work with the commission to deter- port it." "We intend to do some of that kind of should be created on the east side of Spring mine the library's present and future needs, Trustee Walter Imrie added that the study legwork on our own,not depend on a consul- and that Spring be made a one-way street and the commission then would make should project the library needs for a tant,"he said. north of 31st.Village Engineer Dale Duffey recommendations to the board. "The specific period of time into the future. "I Cerne said the commission should go said that would add at least 10 extra spaces library consultant, as we see it, would would like to see a forecast of what the ahead and seek proposals from consultants. and maybe more.