ABA's legacy continues with Virginia Beach/Tidewater Community College joint library, providing integrated services for the community.
The City of Virginia Beach and Tidewater Community College (TCC) were each planning to build new facilities across the street from each other. In 2005, the City of Virginia Beach engaged Anderson Brulé Architects to create a Feasibility Analysis to explore the viability of a joint-use facility. The outcome of this study was the confirmation of the value of the project as well as the identification and exploration of issues associated with the design and operations of this new type of library facility. Following the Feasibility Analysis, ABA began work on the Strategic Operational Plan. The purpose of this plan was to create a holistic understanding of library service needs through research and data analysis, as well as an inclusive staff, stakeholder and community outreach process that reflects the diversity of the partner organizations and the communities they serve.
An Introduction to the powerful potential of collaboration for libraries:
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/05/buildings/lbd/powerful-partnerships-intro-library-by-design/
