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17 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 a. Orange County Public Library Strategic Plan (2013-2016) <br /> 3 The Board considered approving the Orange County Public Library Strategic Plan <br /> 4 (2013-2016). <br /> 5 Lucinda Munger said the plan before the Commissioners includes the previous Board <br /> 6 Comments. She pointed out the following specific updates from the last work session: <br /> 7 <br /> 8 - Page 13— Focus Area #2, Item 3 - Extension of library services — Planning department is now <br /> 9 included as a partner <br /> 10 - Page 14 - Focus Area #4, Item 6— BOCC goal of interoperability with the Chapel Hill Public <br /> 11 Library and the development of a single library card is listed as a pursuit <br /> 12 - Pages 17-19— Expanded sections on the measurement of plan performance <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Lucinda Munger said the staff and interim County manager recommend the adoption of <br /> 15 this plan. <br /> 16 Chair Jacobs asked for brief summary of the plan for members of the public <br /> 17 Lucinda Munger reviewed the following background information from the abstract: <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The Orange County Public Library received a grant on June 8, 2012 from the <br /> 20 State Library of North Carolina to develop a Strategic Plan and conduct a Community Needs <br /> 21 Assessment (CNA). <br /> 22 Library staff, working with the consultant, developed a three-year Strategic Plan (2013-2016) to <br /> 23 address the community and leadership needs identified in the CNA. The DRAFT Plan was <br /> 24 presented at the Board's May 14, 2013 work session and reviewed and further modified based <br /> 25 on feedback from the Board. The amended DRAFT plan was presented to the Board for its <br /> 26 review at the September 12, 2013 work session, and comments and input were provided for <br /> 27 further refinement. Based on the Board's comments and feedback during the September 12 <br /> 28 work session, the Library has updated the document with the goal of having the BOCC adopt <br /> 29 the document at this meeting. The Plan will serve as a guiding instrument for library investment <br /> 30 in the coming years. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Lucinda Munger said staff looks forward to carrying this plan out over the next three <br /> 33 years. She said the goal is for this to be a living document. <br /> 34 Chair Jacobs asked about the library outreach goals. <br /> 35 Lucinda Munger said this will begin in 2014. She said staff is already involved in school <br /> 36 events, such as open houses, and PTA events. <br /> 37 Commissioner McKee thanked Lucinda Munger for the efforts given to this plan over the <br /> 38 last year and a half. He expressed appreciation for the work done on interoperability with <br /> 39 Chapel Hill. <br /> 40 Commissioner Rich thanked Lucinda Munger and said she is concerned about moving <br /> 41 forward with interoperability. <br /> 42 Commissioner Rich expressed her thanks. She asked if there is a way to put library <br /> 43 cards on cell phones. <br /> 44 Lucinda Munger said work is being done on this as part of the technology <br /> 45 improvements. <br /> 46 Commissioner Pelissier reminded the Board about the upcoming meeting with a group <br /> 47 of Chapel Hill Town Council members. She said the issue of interoperability will be discussed <br /> 48 at this meeting. <br /> 49 <br />