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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 14, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: Review of Draft Orange County Public Library Strategic Plan 2013 -2016 <br />DEPARTMENT: Library PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. June 8, 2012 Award Letter from NC <br />Department of Cultural Resources, <br />State Library of North Carolina of <br />Library <br />B. CV for Dr. Anthony Chow, UNC- <br />Greensboro, School of Education <br />C. Draft Orange County Public Library <br />Strategic Plan and Appendices <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Lucinda Munger, Library Director, (919) <br />245 -2528 <br />1 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a presentation from State Library of North Carolina consultant Dr. <br />Anthony Chow, and provide comments on the completed draft of the Orange County Public <br />Library Strategic Plan 2013 -2016. <br />BACKGROUND: With the dissolution of the Hyconeechee Regional Library system, the <br />Orange County Library received a grant in June 2012 from the North Carolina Department of <br />Cultural Resources, State Library of North Carolina ( "State Library of NC ") for the purpose of <br />developing and completing a strategic plan for the County operated library system. The <br />purpose and intent of the study is to identify trends associated with the provision of library <br />services as well as operational needs within the system. This strategic plan only covers the <br />provision of library services from a County standpoint and does not include libraries operated by <br />local municipalities. <br />Dr. Anthony Chow, with UNC- Greensboro, has been working on the plan for the past year in <br />coordination with library staff members. Approximately 500 community members participated in <br />the initial community needs analysis (involving interviews of community leaders (n =11), <br />community forums (n =4), two staff focus groups, and online and hard copy survey responses <br />gathered both inside the library and in the community) and another 300 individuals participated <br />in nine (9) community focus groups and hard copy and online surveys focused on community <br />input into the strategic plan. In March 2013 a separate community leader's survey was sent to <br />the BOCC, the Towns of Hillsborough and Carrboro, Managers, those interviewed in the fall, <br />and the members of the 2007 Library Services Task Force. <br />Please refer to Appendix C of the Strategic Plan for a listing of the interviews and other public <br />meeting schedules. <br />