Beth Ross & Associates specializes in rural library planning and library facility planning. In addition to library expertise, we have working experience in heritage and cultural planning.

Below are the projects Beth and her colleagues have worked on since she launched the business in 2011.

ARUPLO (Administrators of Rural and
Urban Public Libraries of Ontario)

2012 – 2023 Guidelines for Rural/Urban Public Library Systems. Second, Third, and Fourth Editions

2013 – 2024 - Benchmarking projects for the ARUPLO members to measure the success of applying the Guidelines to their library systems and branches.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

2022 – Strategic Service Delivery Review – with TCI Management Consultants

Brantford Public Library

2021 – Planning Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Caledon Public Library

2023– Comprehensive Growth Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Cape Breton Regional Library

2020 – Sydney Central Library: Service, Programs and Operational Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Clarington Public Library

2016 - Library Service Review – with TCI Management Consultants

County of Brant Public Library

2021 - Strategic Planning Study – with TCI Management Consultants

East Gwillimbury Public Library

2022 - Master Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Georgian Bay Public Library

2025 - Branch Assessment Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Grimsby Public Library

2025 - Library Feasibility Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Halton Hills Public Library

2022 - Strategic Plan and Brand Development – with TCI Management Consultants

Hanover Public Library

2015 - Library Service Model and Space Needs Study – with Allan Avis Architects

2025 - Library Service Model and Space Needs Study Update -- with JPM Architecture

Kawartha Lakes Public Library

2019 - Community Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Milton Public Library

2024 - Service Delivery and Organizational Review -- with Forum Research and TCI Management Consultants

Municipality of Cumberland (NS)

2024 - Parrsboro Library Options Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Newmarket Public Library

2022 - Strategic Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

North Perth Public Library

2014-2015 - Feasibility and Justification Study – with Allan Avis Architects

Orangeville Public Library

2021 - Business and Branding Strategy – with TCI Management Consultants

Orillia Public Library

2021 - Service Review – with TCI Management Consultants, Strategic Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Peterborough Public Library

2018 - Strategic Plan and Brand Development Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Port Hope Public Library

2022 - Library Service Review – with TCI Management Consultants

Southern Ontario Library Service

2013 - Workshop on Establishing Multi-Branch Service Levels. Waterloo & Clarington

St. Thomas Public Library

2021 - Master Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Public Library

2022 - Service Delivery Review – with TCI Management Consultants

Tay Township Public Library

2016 - Library Master Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Thorold Public Library

2020 - Feasibility Study – with TCI Management Consultants

Township of Russell Public Library

2016 - Facility Model Study – with Allan Avis Architects

Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library

2022 - Facility Needs Assessment and Master Plan – with TCI Management Consultants

Below are projects that Beth worked on while she served as Chief Librarian and Director of Cultural Services for the County of Huron.

Renovation and addition to the original 1905 Carnegie Library was spearheaded by the Maple Leaf Branch IODE as their centennial project. The addition, connecting the 20th and 21st centuries, doubled the floor area of the library and incorporated a street level entry. A new passenger elevator provided barrier-free access to all floor levels. The mezzanine in the addition has been developed as the Reuben R. Sallows Art Gallery.

A worn-out and inadequate Carnegie library was replaced with an addition to the Exeter Town Hall which reflected the style of Carnegie libraries in Ontario while providing library service to meet current standards.

Inadequate library facilities in the hamlets of Fordwich and Gorrie, and an objective of providing a branch library meeting current standards prompted this project to incorporate a new library in the upgrading of the existing community centre which also included improvements to the arena and community centre.

Following the destruction of our heritage home by the 2011 Goderich tornado, my husband and I rebuilt in the vernacular of the original home and heritage area, incorporating an efficient and functional modern interior. We received an award of appreciation from the Town of Goderich Municipal and Marine Heritage Committee for the rebuild.