Norma Anders Public Library 2024-2029 Strategic Plan

 

A strategic plan is a road map to assist the library director and board in making decisions that are in the best interests of the community. A plan also publicizes the library’s priorities and its vision of the future. It involves these basic questions:

• What are the needs in the community?
• What is the purpose of the library related to community needs?
• Where are we now?
• Where do we want to go?
• How will we get there?
• How will we know what we accomplished?

A library should undertake a formal planning process every three to five years to reevaluate the library’s service to the community and its future. Planning involves looking at what is possible and considering a wide range of alternatives. Open-mindedness and creativity will help develop a plan that will make the most effective use of library resources. Keep in mind the present and future needs of the entire community served by the library.