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Lake Hills Library 2007 Community Study Engage. Lake Hills Library 2007 Community Study Turn to us. The choices will surprise you. CONTENTS COMMUNITY OVERVIEW Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 1 Service Area Background: Lake Hills Library ........................................................ 1 Service Area Background: Library Connection @ Crossroads .................................. 2 History of the Lake Hills Library.......................................................................... 2 History of the Library Connection @ Crossroads.................................................... 3 The Lake Hills Library and Crossroads Service Area Today ..................................... 4 Geography ............................................................................................ 4 Transportation ....................................................................................... 4 Housing ................................................................................................ 4 Business ............................................................................................... 5 Education, Schools & Children.................................................................. 5 The Libraries Today and Tomorrow ..................................................................... 6 Stakeholder Feedback....................................................................................... 8 COMMUNITY STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................... 9 BOARD PRESENTATION SLIDES MAPS • Lake Hills Library Circulation (September 2007) • Library Connection @ Crossroads Circulation (September 2007) • Lake Hills Library PC Booking (September 2007) • Library Connection @ Crossroads PC Booking (September 2007) APPENDICES • Demographic Summary • School Statistics • School Test Scores • Race in Service Area • Age in Service Area • Languages Spoken at Home • Occupational Profile • Home Sales in Service Area • Community Organizations • Transit Map • Sources COMMUNITY OVERVIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The previous community study reported that Lake Hills and Crossroads are neighborhoods in transition. This continues to be the case. Now, however, these communities are showing definite signs of resurgence. The continued success of the Crossroads Shopping Center, progress toward redeveloping the Lake Hills Shopping Center, the evolution of the aging housing into ‘starter’ homes and condos and the concentrated attention of the City of Bellevue all indicate that East Bellevue is on the upward swing. The impact of the immigrant and foreign born population on the community is profound. It is important to remember that along with the service workers who may be struggling economically and have language barriers, there is a highly educated population of Microsoft workers who are knowledgeable library users with high expectations. Libraries everywhere are experiencing the friction between an older clientele who expect a quiet library and a younger population for whom social networking – online and in person – is a priority. Throw young families from different cultures into the mix and you have an interesting library stew. This is cast into high relief because of the homogenous nature of the original residents of the Lake Hills housing development, many who remain in the area. SERVICE AREA BACKGROUND: LAKE HILLS LIBRARY The first non-native inhabitants arrived in the area in the late 1860s. By the end of the 19th century, farms and a few mills made up the majority of the community. At the beginning of the 20th century, this area was known as a berry-growing center. In 1955, R.H. “Dick” Connor purchased 1,200 acres of wetlands, fertile slopes and second growth timber and hired architect John Anderson and builders Bell and Valdez (Ted Valdez was Connor’s son-in-law) to plan and build what was hailed as the Northwest’s first planned community. Low cost GI Bill loans and ready employment at Boeing fueled the market for the homes priced at about $13,000. Living in Lake Hills was hailed as “getting away from it all just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle.” The Lake Hills Community Club became the de facto government while the swim club was the center of social life. In 1969, Lake Hills was annexed to the City of Bellevue in two separate installments. The former Lake Hills Community Club became the Sammamish Community Council and the East Bellevue Community Council at this time. For the next 10 years, the councils and the City of Bellevue worked well together. Discord developed between the two during the 1980s revolving around issues of growth management, resulting in several lawsuits during the 1 1990s. Ultimately, the Sammamish Community Council was voted out of existence in fall 2001. The East Bellevue Community Council survived with a 53% majority, much lower than the 80% support it had earlier enjoyed. In September 2001, a Citizen Advisory Committee was formed to strategize ways to deal with the deteriorating neighborhood, loss of shopping and the impact of growth. In June 2007, the neighborhood celebrated the completion of 18 capital projects identified by these citizens to improve streets, sidewalks, landscaping and neighborhood identity. SERVICE AREA BACKGROUND: LIBRARY CONNECTION @ CROSSROADS The Crossroads Shopping Center was built in 1962, anchored by Ernst Malmo, Lamonts and Pay & Save, as well as an ice-skating rink and a small theater. Soon, 156th Street was lined with small businesses and apartment complexes and the surrounding streets filled with houses. Crossroads and Sherwood Forest were annexed to the City of Bellevue in 1964. In 1986, Ron Sher purchased the Crossroads Shopping Center and began improvements on the neglected facility. Part of the space became a covered mall with a community stage, an international food court and a gigantic chessboard. In 1994, the City of Bellevue opened the Bellevue Mini City Hall at Crossroads. The police station at Crossroads opened a year later and helped dispel the perception of the area being one of high crime. Today, the Crossroads Shopping Center is celebrated for its accessibility, community spirit and international appeal, and has received national attention. HISTORY OF THE LAKE HILLS LIBRARY In 1958, a group of homeowners formed the Cascade Library Association to explore the possibility of a library in Lake Hills. They met with a committee from the Lake Hills Community Club and the idea of expanding the clubhouse to include a library evolved. The Community Club began a membership campaign for the expansion and the Library Association began a fundraising campaign to provide maintenance funds. Bell and Valdez offered to build the addition at cost while King County Library System (KCLS) offered to provide books and staff. The expansion project was completed and the Cascade Library opened in November 1960. The Cascade Library remained in the back of the clubhouse until KCLS built a new 7,600- square-foot facility next door using money from the 1966 bond issue, a Library Services and Construction Act grant and local funds raised by the Cascade Library Association. This facility opened as the Lake Hills Library on December 2, 1968. In 1980, the Bellevue Library Advisory Board recommended that the Lake Hills Library be expanded, but the Bellevue City Council did not have the funds to support the expansion. In 2 1985, when Bellevue citizens voted to annex to KCLS, additional funds became available for an 1,400-square-foot expansion, bringing the library to 9,000-square-feet in 1991. ESCAPE, an innovative late-night program for teens, began in March 1998. The library stayed open until midnight on Fridays and offered a variety of teens programs. Funding for the program ceased in December 2001. Also in 2001, the library interior was rearranged and an enclosed, sound resistant Teen Zone was added in the southwest corner. This has proved immensely popular with teens. In 2004, Lake Hills received new furnishings intended to provide more approachable points of service. Along with reference desk alterations, new Self-Checkout machines and adjustable staff desks were added. The children’s area was redecorated at this time and size appropriate computer tables were added. Catalogs in the stacks were added in 2007. HISTORY OF LIBRARY CONNECTION @ CROSSROADS In spring 2001, the owner of the Crossroads Shopping Center offered KCLS space in the mall at a very reasonable price. KCLS seized the opportunity to lease a 2,300-square-feet for the Library Connection @ Crossroads. Crossroads was designed to be a non-traditional library that would appeal to an immigrant population and other residents who were not currently using public libraries. It was conceived as a “library connection” that would introduce the concept of the library to a population who might not be familiar with it. Since it was just 1.3 miles away Crossroads was set up to be administered in conjunction with Lake Hills, a conventional library. The design was heavily influenced by retail concepts and the collection consisted of popular browsing, uncataloged materials with a heavy emphasis on media and world languages. The decision was made that materials assigned to Crossroads would not appear in the library catalog and therefore not be subject to holds. The children’s collection was also established as a purely browsing collection, with no homework or report books. Public access computers were installed, including four smaller-sized children’s stations. In keeping with the library connection concept,
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