2018-2021 Strategic Plan
In January and February 2017, the Library surveyed 19 different groups of stakeholders, including Leavenworth service and civic organizations, library users, library support organizations and City officials. Each participant received a list of 10 broad categories of library service and was asked to rank each service in order of importance to our community. 405 individual surveys were collected. The Library Board of Trustees then selected the first and second ranked services as the Library’s Primary and Secondary roles for 2018-2021. Developing specific activities and measures that fit those Roles was delegated to Library staff.
PRIMARY ROLE: CREATE YOUNG READERS
Initiative: Begin lapsit story hours for children 6 months to 3 years of age
Demonstrate effective reading activities appropriate for the very young
Activity: Develop weekly story time program for infants and caregivers using picture books, rhymes, songs and movement to develop early literacy skills and model them for parents/caregivers
Measure: Count attendance; Add additional session once attendance reaches 20 participants
TEAM: Youth Services
Initiative: Teddy Bear Story Time
Initiative: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Read any book to your child, finish 1,000 before kindergarten
Activity: Provide free 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten t-shirts to provide incentive and promotion
Measure: Use enrollment in first 6 months as benchmark, grow by 10% a year
Seek charitable assistance with cost
TEAM: Youth Services
Activity: Provide free book after each 100 books recorded on child’s reading log
Measure: Use enrollment in first 6 months as benchmark, grow by 10% a year
TEAM: YSS and YS staff
Measure: Use enrollment in first 6 months as benchmark, grow by 10% a year
TEAM: Youth Services
Initiative: Outreach
Bring early literacy to the community
Activity: Identify daycares/preschools in the City of Leavenworth
Measure: Generate list of 50 locations by March 2018
TEAM: Outreach Services
Measure: Contact each location
TEAM: Outreach Services
Emphasize early literacy on website
Measure: Number of monthly page views
TEAM: Youth Services and Marketing staff
Measure: Number of monthly page views
TEAM: Youth Services and Marketing staff
Measure: One a month
TEAM: Youth Services and Marketing staff
Early literacy workshops using Every Child Ready to Read model
Measure: Attendance
TEAM: Youth services will coordinate guest speakers from Early Childhood Development organization
Measure: Attendance
TEAM: Youth services will coordinate guest speakers from Early Childhood Development organization
Measure: Attendance
TEAM: Youth services will coordinate guest speakers from Early Childhood Development organization
Measure: Attendance
TEAM: Youth services will coordinate guest speakers from Early Childhood Development organization
Measure: Attendance
TEAM: Youth services will coordinate guest speakers from Early Childhood Development organization
Books for Babies
Measure: Bag to each new family
TEAM: Youth services and Maternal Health coordinator at Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital
Promote all programs
Measure: Use enrollment in first 6 months as benchmark, grow by 10% a year
TEAM: Program and Marketing/Youth Services
Measure: Develop brochure, distribute to all identified service points in 2018. Ex: LICC, Head Start, Health Department, Workforce Partnership.
TEAM: Program and Marketing/Youth Services/Outreach Services
Measure: Monthly communication to all participant Use “open rate” in first 6 months as benchmark, grow by 10% a year
TEAM: Program and Marketing/Youth Services
SECONDARY ROLE: FAMILY LITERACY
Literacy Tutors
Measure: Initial meeting January or February 2018, possible update meetings quarterly or biannually
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director, Program and Marketing Coordinator
Measure: Select tool by February 2018
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director
Measure: Patrons who successfully complete
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director
Measure: Attract 12 by March 2018
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director
Measure: Train tutors by June 2018
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director
Measure: Launch program in July 2018
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director
Measure: Adult Basic Education enrollment increase 5% per year
TEAM: Director, Assistant Director, KCKCC Adult Basic Education coordinator
Digital literacy classes
Instruct on use of essential digital literacy tools including email, Office suite, online resources
Measure: Attendance, growth in use of Library digital resources, direct feedback from users
TEAM: Assistant Director and Adult services staff
Develop emerging reader collections
Measure: Focused collection available by July 2018
TEAM: Assistant Director