North Liberty Community Library
Long Range Plan

Part I: Service Goals
 

• Continue to increase the size of the entire collection spanning a variety of materials  
• Update Computer and Internet access (both hardware and software) that keeps pace with technological innovations and allows access to all members of our community
• Increase the number of Internet stations with the expansion of the Library in order to continue to provide quality service to our patrons
• Increase the variety of databases to patrons in the Library and through their home Internet connection
• With the expansion of the Library provide Internet stations for the children and young adults with appropriate sites bookmarked in the Youth and Teen area of the Library
• Continue to provide a web based catalog to our patrons.  
• Analyze and update specific areas of the collection on a yearly basis
• Continue to provide volunteer opportunities for area residents
• Involve TAG members in planning of teen programs, planning the Summer Reading Program
• Provide weekly story times during the day and in the evening
• Provide a Summer Reading Program for patrons of all ages
• Provide programs for patrons of all ages on a monthly basis 
• Continue to improve on marketing techniques within the library to display materials and events
• Use a variety of ways to promote the Library to all media sources
• Have adult and youth services develop collection plans for their areas to be overseen by administration and have administration work on collection plans for the A/V areas of the collection

 
Part II:  Management Goals

• Provide Internet/technology training for the staff to keep up with the requests/requirements of the patrons
• Continue to work with City Council and City Administration to complete the expansion of the Library 
• Continue to encourage staff to attend library conferences
• Provide training opportunities for entire library staff, Library Board and volunteers
• Review and revise staff job descriptions with yearly evaluation of staff 
• Hire additional Library Pages at 20 hours per week with the continued growth of the Library   

 

• Continue to provide tuition funds for any full time staff who would like to get a Master’s degree in Information and Library Science or a field that would benefit the Library; i.e. the technology or management fields

Part III:  Board Goals

• Continue to advocate for the Library
• Continue to send Board information to members in a timely manner
• Continue new Board member education program
• Encourage Library Board members to attend 1-2 workshops/classes/conferences  

per year

• Board members will be introduced to all Library staff
• The Board will work with the North Liberty City Council to have the expansion of the Library  
• To provide an effective plan for the Library in times of economic difficulty

• Board members along with the Library Director will meet with the City Council  when Library business comes before the City Council  

 

Library Board revision date: May 2001
Reviewed and Revised:  April 2004
Reviewed and Revised:  June 2006 
Reviewed and Revised: February 2007
Reviewed and Revised: March 2008