Library Strategic Plan- 2024-2027 – Text
The Alamosa Public Library Strategic Plan is the result of over a year of information gathering and synthesis. This involved:
- Conducting 17 interviews with community partners and leaders.
- Collecting over 350 surveys.
- Consulting other existing community data sets, strategic plans and reports.
- We value intellectual freedom and the diverse perspectives of our community.
- We value collaboration, and share resources and information with other organizations and libraries.
- We value service, and strive to welcome and help everyone who comes through our doors.
- We encourage lifelong learning, knowledge through self-education, and the joy of reading!
- Strongly and proactively engage the community through outreach activities.
- Effectively share information about Library services and resources.
- Explore partnerships and develop programs and services to address pressing community issues.
- Lean in to our excellent customer service and become exemplary in this regard.
- Explore process efficiencies to make the most of our time and resources.
- Work toward an inclusive and representative collection.
- Strongly and proactively engage the community through outreach activities.
- Hire and train new Outreach Technician.
- Evaluate existing partnerships and seek new opportunities.
- Effectively share information about Library services and resources.
- Pilot new communication methods.
- Compose a marketing plan.
- Leverage community partnerships.
- Connect to Spanish speakers.
- Explore partnerships and develop programs and services to address pressing community issues.
- Help support people experiencing homelessness.
- Support workforce development and adult education.
- Lean in to our excellent customer service and become exemplary in this regard.
- Develop methods to evaluate customer service performance.
- Improve and expand existing technology help services.
- Explore process efficiencies to make the most of our time and resources.
- Research new methods of item processing, purchasing, Interlibrary Loan and collection management.
- Work toward an inclusive and representative collection.
- Complete diversity analyses in DVD and Large Print.