Long Range Plan: FY 2006 - FY 2010
|Methodology|Long Range Planning Committee|Library Mission/Vision Statement|Assessment of User Needs|Goals and Objectives|Appendix A: Community Profile|Appendix B: Wilmington Memorial Library Profile|Appendix C: Community Survey Analysis|Appendix D: FY06 Action Plan|
Goals and Objectives FY 06 to FY 10
| BUILDING |
| Goal 1 |
Residents will have modern
library facility that is welcoming and accessible to all citizens. |
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- Objective
1: Construction of new library facility will be completed
by the end of FY09.
- Objective 2: Plans to
develop a fund raising initiative for a new library facility will
be developed during FY06.
- Objective 3: A plan for
making the current library more attractive and user friendly will
be implemented by the end of FY06.
- Objective 4: The feasibility
of providing Sunday hours (October through May) will be investigated
during FY06 with implementation during FY07.
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| PUBLIC RELATIONS |
| Goal 2 |
Residents will be made aware of the
services and resources that the library provides to assist them
in their personal lives, at work or in school. |
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- Objective
1: A marketing plan to promote library resources will
be implemented by the end of FY09.
- Objective 2: The library
website will be enhanced and promoted, increasing its use by 20%
by the end of FY08.
- Objective 3: An email
newsletter will be implemented by the end of FY07.
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| TECHNOLOGY |
| Goal 3 |
Library users will have access to current
information technology. |
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- Objective 1:
Computer workstations will be upgraded to reflect current technology
by the end of FY07.
- Objective 2: Ways to improve
access to current information technology in the current library
will be investigated during FY06 and implemented end of FY07.
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| SERVICES
TO CHILDREN |
| Goal 4 |
The library will provide children of
all ages with an array of materials and a variety of programs that
foster a love of reading and intellectual inquiry. |
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- Objective 1:
Circulation of the children?s collection will increase
by 25% by the end of FY10.
- Objective 2: Attendance
at library programs for school age children (grades 1 to 5) will
increase by 5% by the end of FY10.
- Objective 3: The children?s
collection will become more accessible by the end of FY07.
- Objective 4: Local history
collection for children will be developed during FY06.
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| SERVICES
TO TEENS |
| Goal 5 |
Teens will view the library as a welcoming
place that supports their special interests and developmental needs
and invigorates their interest in reading for pleasure. |
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- Objective 1:
Teens will be involved in planning and developing library services
and programs including the space for teens in the new library
during FY06.
- Objective 2: Library services
to teens will be promoted using technology and other media outlets
beginning in FY06.
- Objective 3: Circulation
of the teen collection will increase by 25% by the end of FY10.
- Objective 4: Attendance
at teen programs will increase by 25% by the end of FY10.
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| SERVICES
TO ADULTS |
| Goal 6 |
Residents will have access to a collection
of current and popular materials and to a variety of programs that
enhance leisure time, stimulate thought and expand knowledge. |
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- Objective
1: A plan to maintain the currency of the non-fiction
collection will be implemented by the end of FY06.
- Objective 2: A plan to
improve the timely availability of new material will be implemented
during FY06.
- Objective 3: Wilmington
Reads will be presented on alternate years beginning in FY07.
- Objective 4: Attendance
at adult programs will increase by 20% by the end of FY10.
- Objective 5: Resources
and programs on cultural diversity will be developed and promoted
beginning in FY06.
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| Goal 7 |
Residents will view the library as
a community hub and a primary source of local information. |
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- Objective 1:
A plan to improve the organization and access to the
Wilmington collection and related local information will be implemented
by the end of FY07.
- Objective 2: Use of the
library?s meeting space by town organizations will increase by
20% by the end of FY10.
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| STAFFING |
| Goal 8 |
Library staff will be able to meet the
changing and varied library service needs of residents. |
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- Objective 1: A plan
to provide adequate funding and time for continuing education
for staff will be implemented by the end of FY06.
- Objective 2: A review of library procedures
and staffing patterns will be completed by the end of FY08.
- Objective 3: Increase in operational costs
to handle increase in library activity in a new facility will
be investigated during FY06.
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