A permanent sign for the Frisco Public Library, planned since the building opened but put off while Cotton Gin Road was rebuilt, is on the City Council's consent agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Council members are being asked to approve a $144,436 turnkey proposal from Casteel & Associates, a Dallas sign company, for a monument sign at the Cotton Gin entrance on the north side of the library. The purchase would go through the BuyBoard purchasing cooperative, and a staff memo says the money comes from bond funds tied to the library project.
According to the memo from Administrative Services Director Daniel Ford, a monument sign was always part of the library plan. Staff held off until the roadwork next to the site was finished, and with Cotton Gin Road now complete, they want to move ahead.
The memo describes the library as one of the most heavily used public buildings the city has and says the sign would make the facility easier to spot and find from the road. Drawings in the council packet show a limestone base just over 28 feet long with an aluminum cabinet and lighted letters.
A year of library numbers
The same meeting includes the library's monthly report, and its year-to-date column now covers the full 12 months through September. Compared with the prior 12 months:
- Total library transactions rose about 4%, to 7,216,459.
- Total circulation reached 3,714,968, up 3%. Digital circulation grew faster, about 10%, to 584,987.
- Resident visits climbed 2%, to 1,264,683.
- Public computer sessions jumped 18%, to 138,195, and use of the library app rose 15%.
- Class attendance grew 8%, to 100,112.
- Passport applications went the other way, falling 12% to 20,290.
