In this two-day series led by Sara Laughlin, retired director of Monroe County Public Library and veteran planning consultant, library staff learned and practiced do-it-yourself tools you can use to create their own plan. They were highly interactive sessions and Sara coached and advised participants throughout the process.
Objectives
- Gain an understanding of national trends in public library use
- Study you own library's data
- Learn market research tools and use at least one to identify community needs
- Develop exciting mission and vision statements for your library
- Create customer-focused, future-oriented goals, objectives, activities, and outcome measures
Location
Lake County Public Library in Merrillville, Indiana
Cost
- MCLS members: $99/person/day
- Non-MCLS member: $199/person/day
For more information
Workshop documents
Presentation
Trend reports
Exemplars
Further Reading
