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14 <br />Priority #2 - Community Connections <br />OCPL recognizes we can achieve more in partnership with others than we can on our own. By taking a thoughtful approach to initiating and <br />expanding relationships with government and community groups, as well as individuals, OCPL can reach underserved populations and those not <br />currently using the library. Elevating public awareness of the library's services is also crucial to connecting the library with the Orange County <br />community. <br />Action Steps <br />Focus Area #1— Provide opportunities for the community to engage with and support the library <br />1) Library Volunteer Coordinator will develop a formal volunteer program by December 2013. <br />2) Library Director will recruit an intern by January 2014 to research best practices and make recommendations for scope and charge of <br />Community Review Group. The recommendation will be brought to the County Manager and BOCC by June 2014. This Review Group will <br />meet with the Library Director annually to review OCPL's strategic progress and identified measurements and provide general feedback. <br />3) Library Director will work with the Friends of the Library group to establish a new member recruitment process by May 2014. <br />4) Library Administration will work with the Friends of the Library Board to identify a signature fundraising event by October 2015. <br />5) Library Administration will ensure that a County -wide Community Needs Assessment is conducted in the Spring 2016 in preparation for <br />the 2016 -2019 Library Strategic Plan. <br />Focus Area #2 — Provide services that extend beyond library walls <br />1) Library Director will develop FY2014 -15 budget to include resources and staff investments to reach Spanish- speaking populations by <br />October 2015. <br />2) Library Staff will work with County staff in planning and supporting the provisions of library services in rural Orange County in <br />conjunction with future projects, county departments and possible partnership opportunities (e.g., public internet, wireless access, youth <br />programming, etc.) An example will be working with BOCC and county staff to coordinate services at the Northern Human Services <br />building by Fall 2015. <br />3) Library Director will partner with County department heads from Aging, Health, Social Services, Emergency Management, Planning, etc. <br />to integrate library services /support into current and future County -wide initiatives through 2016. <br />Focus Area #3 — Raise awareness of library services <br />1) Library Marketing Committee will develop a comprehensive library specific communications plan in support of the County -wide <br />Communications Plan and the Public Affairs Office (PAO) for implementation in FY2015 -16 by July 2015. <br />2) Library Marketing Committee will work with the PAO and develop a consistent and recognizable visual identify for Orange County Public <br />Library by January 2015. <br />OCPL DRAFT Strategic Plan 2013 -2016 Page 13 <br />