Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library

Long Range Plan

FY2010-2012

 

Community Participants

Betty Barrett                                       Laura Eddy

Bill Frame                                           Wilmatine Griffin

Pam Keeter                                        Megan Hurst

Tammy Hurst                                      Jan Ledbetter

Margaret Rigney                                 Kathe Smith, Branch Manager

 

Community Vision

The Checotah community will develop and implement programs to improve the quality of life for all its citizens.  Services will address adult employability; housing, healthcare and transportation for the elderly; adolescent self-esteem and positive outlook; and children’s socialization and reading skills.

 

Library Vision

The Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library will support a creative quality of life for its citizens through the expression of educational and recreational community programs.

 

Service Response

Express Creativity:  “Residents will have the services and support they need to express themselves by creating original print, video, audio, or visual content in a real-world or online environment.”

 

Goal 1:  The community will have a wide-variety of library programming addressing educational and entertainment needs for patrons in all age groups.

 

Objective 1:  Attendance at library sponsored writing and publishing workshops will increase by 50% each year.

 

Objective 2:  The library will increase its teen book reviews by 50% each year of the plan.

 

Objective 3:  Each year the number of adults enrolled in adult programs will increase by 25%. 

 

Objective 4:  70% of the people who attended community programs will indicate on a survey that the programs were satisfactory or excellent.

 

Objective 5:  Each year of the plan, 80% of the people attending museum exhibits will indicate on a survey that the programs were satisfactory or excellent. 

 

            Objective 6:  The library will increase the SRP budget by 10% each year.

 

Objective 7:  Each year the number of adults enrolled in the Adult SRP will increase by 10%

 

Objective 8:  Annually, 70% of library patrons who used pathfinders will respond on a survey that it helped them find what they needed.

 

Goal 2:  The community will have resources available to enable them to fulfill their creative technology needs. 

 

Objective 1:  Annually, 55% of customers who use the library equipment to create content will indicate on a survey they were satisfied with the library’s equipment.

           

Objective 2:  Each year the number of patrons submitting materials to be published online will increase by 30%. 

 

Objective 3:  Annually, 75% of the patrons using library technologies to create and share content will indicate on a survey staff assistance was satisfactory or excellent. 

 

Goal 3:  The community will benefit from a collection of materials to meet the service response of Express Creativity. 

 

Objective 1:  Annually, 80% of patrons who used the DVD instructional collection will indicate on a survey that the collection met their needs. 

 

            Objective 2:  Periodical circulation will increase by 20% each year of the plan.

 

Objective 3:  The library will increase the number of plays and poetry items in it’s collection by 10% each year of the plan.

 

Goal 4:  All residents will benefit from a library-based source of information about a variety of creative programs and activities. 

 

Objective 1:  Annually, the number of monthly flyers sent to library patrons who have requested programming information will increase by 10%.

 

Objective 2:  Annually, 75% of library users will indicate on a survey they found information on library programs in the local newspaper.

 

Goal 5:  The community will benefit from a library facility that allows easy access to information and arranged space to meet their creativity needs.

 

Objective 1:  Existing space will be arranged to maximize space for creative activities and annually, 75% of patrons surveyed will indicate they are pleased with the library’s arrangement.

 

Objective 2:  Each year of the planning cycle, at least 85% of patrons who used the meeting room will indicate on a survey that it met their expectations.