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E:3 OCPL, as part of the former Hyconeechee Regional Library System, collected data annually for the State Library of North Carolina. Now that we are no longer part of that regional library system, we will be able to see, for the first time, the data just for Orange County. This will allow us to benchmark our performance on local, state and national levels. In the Implementation and Accountability section of this plan, we go into further detail on the steps to be taken to make sure we are continually moving forward. Using a project timeline on the library's website, the community will know where we are in the plan and what we have accomplished. However, the ultimate measure of our success will be whether we have positioned the library to better meet the continually changing needs and interests of the community. As outlined above, we look forward to having community conversations in order to gauge how we are doing over the course of the next three years. And in 2016 we will conduct another county -wide, multi- faceted community needs assessment. In Closing In the next three years —and beyond— customers will see the library change in significant ways. Core aspects of the library that make it a cherished institution will be maintained, but we will be open to new approaches, technologies and priorities. Though we have come a long way, the development of this plan is a commitment to providing even better and more relevant library services to the people of Orange County. I anticipate looking back at this plan in 2016 with a sense of pride in what can be accomplished through collaboration, innovation, creativity and hard work. Lucinda Munger Director Orange County Public Library OCPL DRAFT Strategic Plan 2013 -2016 Page 6