West Kildonan Library Building Review

On June 27, 2024 Council received the West Kildonan Library Building Condition Assessment, Heritage Assessment, Code Compliance Review, and Feasibility Study as information. Selection of an improvement option and funding is required before construction begins.

The Phase 2 public engagement summary and appendices are available. The summary presents what we heard from residents and how we considered the feedback.

Recommendations and the Building Condition Assessment, Heritage Assessment, Code Compliance Review, and Feasibility Study report will be considered by the Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development on June 4, 2024. If you would like to participate in the Committee meeting, please submit your comments in writing or register as a delegation by noon on June 3, 2024.

Thank you for participating. Your feedback will help the City refine the three proposed options for the West Kildonan Library. We will post an engagement summary after the project team reviews and considers the feedback.

The City used feedback from stakeholders and a building assessment of the West Kildonan Library to come up with improvement options.

The City developed three options so that the library can continue to meet the community’s needs into the future.

• Option 1 includes improvements to meet building code and accessibility standards. The improvements will maintain existing programs and services.
• Option 2 includes the improvements captured in Option 1 and a small addition, new tutorial rooms, and a children's reading playground. It will allow for some additional programs and services.
• Option 3 the improvements captured in Option 1 and a large addition, new tutorial rooms, a meeting room, outdoor reading garden, and a relocated children's area. It will allow for additional programs and services.

We want your feedback on the improvement options. What we hear from residents will help the City refine the proposed options.

Join us at the open house:

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Time: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: West Kildonan Library, 365 Jefferson Ave.
Format: Drop-in (come and go)

Take the survey

Learn more about the options and then take the survey to tell us what you think. The survey closes on January 21, 2024.

Stakeholder feedback was a critical early step in this process. Community organizations and advocates told us what is most important to them when it comes to the future of the West Kildonan Library. You can learn more about how early stakeholder feedback helped develop the improvement options. Read the public engagement summary and appendices.

The City is starting a review of the West Kildonan Library. The review will help identify potential options for improvements and costs. Improvements at the West Kildonan Library are subject to Council approval and funding.

Library user groups and groups who care about the library are an important part of this project. The review will include outreach to collect feedback from community stakeholders like local residents, neighborhood associations, and advocacy groups. These groups can expect to be contacted later in 2023.

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