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| 2010 Coming Events
Prince of Wales Branch - construction of new Branch Summer 2010 445 - 14th Avenue Regina Public Library Board Board Meetings Tuesdays at 4:30 PM Regular meetings: June 22, September 28, October 26, November 23,December 14 Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Central Library Canadian Library Association conference Edmonton, Alberta June 2-5 Contact FRPL The FRPL Board of Directors 2009-2010 Mail: FRPL, 2208 Rae Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 2E9 Telephone: (306) 790-8528 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
North Central Shared Facility
The planned North Central Shared Facility is intended to
provide services focused on youth and families. Albert Library
is part of this partnership between community, schools and service
providers. The concept designs have been developed, and the idea has
received general positive approval. Planners are currently working out
how the programs to be operating in the facility will integrate
together and determining funding for further development and
construction. There is
some concern about the decision to demolish the historic Scott
Collegiate building to make way for the new facility. See our
News page Prince of Wales Library - New Branch Designs Design drawings for the new Prince of Wales Branch were available for public viewing on Wednesday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Core Ritchie Neighbourhood Centre Gym. The plans can be seen at http://www.rpl.regina.sk.ca/pow/branchconcepts.html Please send your comments in to the library. See our News page New Central Library - Concept Designs - Under DevelopmentPlans for Central Branch are still under development. This phase of the planning is taking more time than originally expected. No date has been set for a meeting on the concept design that had been anticipated in the winter or spring of 2010. The stated goal is to either replace or expand and renovate the current building. Currently the focus is on creating a large-scale mixed-use development. The RPL hired P3 Architecture Ltd. and Harvard Developments Inc. to develop the design and the partnerships needed. Some public consultations were held in 2009. Since those public consultations, meetings about library design have been held with Library staff. Discussions have been held with organizations who are potential partners. Public input is needed as this could be a major development that may change the entire block bounded by Victoria Avenue, Lorne Street, 12th Avenue and Smith Street. It could affect the Masonic Temple, Knox-Metropolitan Church and the federal tax building. Contact the RPL to have your name placed on a list to be notified of future meetings.This is an opportunity for the public to provide positive input into the process. See our News page RPL Budget Approved The Regina Public Library Budget was tabled at City Council on Monday, March 22nd. The final debate and approval occured on Tuesday, April 27th. You can see the budget at http://www.regina.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4590 The RPL asked for and received approval for an increase to the mill rate to allow a 2.9% increase in the budget.(City Council does not amend the Library budget, but either accepts or rejects the RPL's request changes to the mill rate.) One Hundred Year History of the Regina Public Library In commemoration of the Regina Public Library’s 100-year anniversary, the Friends of the RPL are undertaking a history book on the past hundred years of the Regina Public Library, in partnership with the RPL and the Canadian Plains Research Center. The history project will include excerpts from oral histories of former RPL staff, essays by library staff and library supporters, archival documents and photos. See our News page For further details about the project click here! FRPL on Facebook FRPL now has a Facebook site. Check it out! Regina Public Library Board Meetings FRPL attends these meetings and makes presentations as needed. To make a presentation to the RPL Board, provide a hard copy of your presentation by noon of the previous Wednesday, You can read your written presentation to the open public portion of the meeting which starts at 4:30 at the Central Library Boardroom and usually lasts for about half an hour. The rest of the meeting is closed to the public. See RPL board meetings, board members and previous minutes at: http://www.rpl.regina.sk.ca/about/board.html |
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