Strategic Plan

Lonsdale Public Library Strategic Plan
2018 – 2021

Community Engagement Focus Area

Goal: Increase awareness of library services and build community partnerships

Objectives:

  1. Boost community awareness of library and its services
  2. Expand outreach offerings to meet community needs
  3. Increase community partnerships
  4. Create a Friends of the Library group
  5. Grow opportunities for volunteers
Operations Focus Area

Goal: Amplify the library as place and staff as resources

Objectives:

  1. Review and revise library environment to maximize its potential for patron use
  2. Establish best practices for staff development
  3. Maximize library funding and resources
  4. Enhance and/or expand public service hours
Programming Focus Area

Goal: Cultivate program offerings to meet varied ages and interests

Objectives:

  1. Grow adult programming
  2. Increase tweens and teens programming
  3. Expand children’s programming
  4. Build family-friendly services and programs
Collections Focus Area

Goal: Evolve the collection to meet diverse community needs and interests

Objectives:

  1. Enrich collection offerings
  2. Expand alternative collection offerings
  3. Develop a local history collection

 

Approved by Library Board 9/19/18