Grove Public Library, Long Range Plan FY2010-2012

Community Vision

Grove is an ambitious community that strives to be an innovative leader in education. Community members will benefit from literacy programs, afterschool and summer programs for latchkey children and enhanced community college programs. Additional job opportunities resulting from increased retail business, increased light industry and career mentoring programs will provide citizens with a reason to reside in Grove. Citizens will benefit from recreational amenities such as a community swimming pool and performing arts center. Residents of Grove work together to plan and promote community activities.

Library Vision

The Grove Public Library is dedicated to providing programs and services that foster early literacy for children birth to five years of age.

Service Response

Create Young Readers: “Children from birth to age five will have programs and services designed to ensure that they will enter school ready to learn to read, write, and listen.”

Goal 1: Children birth to age five will be exposed to interactive literacy-rich environments, full of fun opportunities that will develop early literacy skills.

Objective 1: The attendance at children’s programs will increase by 10% each year of the planning cycle.

Objective 2: The literacy kit collection will increase by 10% each year of the planning cycle.

Objective 3: The number of early literacy computer software programs will increase by 50% each year of the planning cycle.

Goal 2: Preschool children, birth to five years of age, will be provided an opportunity to develop a love of reading and learning so that they will enter school with the skills needed to succeed.

Objective 1: Each year the circulation of board books and easy books will increase by 10%.

Objective 2: Each year the number of youth library cards issued to children birth to five years old will increase by 10%.

Objective 3: The number of books purchased with donated funds, to be given to children birth to age 5, will increase by 10% each year.

Goal 3: Parents and caregivers of preschool children, birth to five years of age, will have assistance meeting the early literacy needs of their children.

Objective 1: The number of early literacy training sessions will increase by 50% each year of the plan.

Objective 2: The “Parenting Collection” will increase by 10% each year of the plan.

Goal 4: Library staff will collaborate with schools, daycare centers, and other community agencies or groups to ensure that children birth to age five are provided with an opportunity to benefit from early literacy programs.

Objective 1: The number of off-site programs (given at schools, daycare centers or other community agencies), will increase by 50% each year of the plan.

Objective 2: The library will increase its ‘early literacy awareness’ packet mailings by 50% each year of the plan.

Objective 3: Library staff will increase the opportunities for schools, daycare centers, and other community agencies to attend early literacy classes by 50% each year of the plan.

Goal 5: Grove Public Library will be recognized by the community as a leader in promoting early literacy for children birth to age five.

Objective 1: The library will increase the number of press releases produced each year by 100%.

Objective 2: The library will increase its distribution of informational flyers pertaining to early literacy opportunities by 100% each year of the plan.