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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 5, 2013 SUBJECT: Oranae County Public Library S DEPARTMENT: Library Action Agenda Item No. 7 -a is Plan (2013 -2016) PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1) Strategic Plan Lucinda Munger, Director 2) Excerpt from May 14, 2013 Board (919) 245 -2528 Work Session Minutes 3) Excerpt from September 12, 2013 Board Work Session Minutes PURPOSE: To approve the Orange County Public Library Strategic Plan (2013- 2016). BACKGROUND: The Orange County Public Library received a grant on June 8, 2012 from the State Library of North Carolina to develop a Strategic Plan and conduct a Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Library staff, working with the consultant, developed a three -year Strategic Plan (2013 -2016) to address the community and leadership needs identified in the CNA. The DRAFT Plan was presented at the Board's May 14, 2013 work session and reviewed and further modified based on feedback from the Board. The amended DRAFT plan was presented to the Board for its review at the September 12, 2013 work session, and comments and input were provided for further refinement. Based on the Board's comments and feedback during the September 12 work session, the Library has updated the document with the goal of having the BOCC adopt the document at this meeting. The Plan will serve as a guiding instrument for library investment in the coming years. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no cost to adopting the Library Strategic Plan. Upon Plan adoption, the Library Director will pursue future budgetary allocations to meet the goals and objectives outlined in the Plan. These allocations will be presented during the annual budget process for years 2014 -2017. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board approve the Orange County Public Library Strategic Plan (2013- 2016).