Sunday, March 31, 2013
Mahoning library system seeks public input for its strategic plan ‘Library 2020’
By PETER H. MILLIKEN
milliken@vindy.com
YOUNGSTOWN
Many issues concerning future library buildings and services are on the table for discussion as the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County begins to create its new six-year strategic plan, known as Library 2020.
An informal written patron survey form is available at library branches and on the library system’s website, mylibrary2020.org. The survey asks patrons about their locations and patterns of library use and preferences for future library programs and services.
Informal small group community conversation meetings are scheduled with community leaders, and public meetings on the strategic plan will be in June.
Heidi Daniel, library director, said she hopes a draft plan will be available in September and that library trustees can adopt the plan in December. Even after adoption, the plan will be subject to change, she said.
“The public library needs to have a North Star. It needs to know what its direction is and what its priorities are, so that we can make all of our decisions around that,” Daniel said.
“This is really the opportunity for the community to give us good input as to what they love about their library, what they’d like to see changed in their library, and how we can improve,” Daniel said.
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