Shape the Future of Your Library!

The Library is facing a challenging economic climate. To be better prepared for the future (whether it be better or worse), we need a plan in place to shape that future and define what our library system should look like. The development of a 3-5 year strategic plan needs to be community based. To that end we are seeking community input in a variety of ways as listed on this page. Please comment on the Director's blog (below), and/or submit a separate comment.

   From the Director...                            

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Process Update

Thanks to the over 2500 people who responded to our survey! You know who you are- please give yourselves a round of applause. The response was way greater than we ever expected. We are still looking at the data and using it to inform us as we proceed in the process of crafting a strategic plan for the library system. Once we have it in a format that makes sense we will post the results of the survey.

A couple of quick conclusions- you love your local libraries, you like to visit more than one library (some of you by choice; others by necessity), top priorities are very similar to what we heard in the town halls- the four top ones are Popular Reading, Create Young Readers,Find Evaluate and Use Information and Lifelong Learning. Visit a Comfortable Place, Connect to the Online World, Homework Help, Literacy for All Ages were also highly rated.

The committee hopes to have a draft of the plan in about another month to six weeks.

And don't forget- Monday March 1 at 7 pm in the Central Library Meeting Room there will be a public hearing for the Joint Powers Board to hear community priorities for next year's budget.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Survey ends this Saturday

Just a quick reminder that the survey ends Saturday February 6. If you haven't filled one out yet, please do so now. It will take you less than 10 minutes. Just go to www.santacruzpl.org and in the center of the screen is a link TAKE OUR SURVEY.

Please add another date to your calendar. March 1 is the first budget hearing for the upcoming fiscal year. The Joint Powers Board wants to hear from the public what is important as we begin to prepare next year's budget. The meeting is at 7 pm in the Central Library Meeting Room at 224 Church Street.

I have received many comments and suggestions which I can pass along but it always helps the Board to hear from the public in person.

 

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