DPPL's 2018-2021 Strategic Plan
Why Do We Have A Strategic Plan?
To focus our efforts and spending. So Staff and Board are aligned. To measure, evaluate and report.
Who Participated? Wh D W H
What was the process? What Was the Process? Wh D W H
Who Are Who is Who Do We? Our We Serve? Audience? To Whom When W h a t D o I Do We Need Do Residents C a r e A b o u t ? to Prove Use DPPL? Relevancy?
e m e s E m e r g i n g T h Patron Community Increased Growth Service Access Telling Data & Relevancy Stories Accurate Reporting Maintenance Generosity Good Morale
S W O T
r e n g t h s S t Trusted New Source Residents Stable Funding Progressive Leadership Strong Community Connections Great Staff Strong Instruction Beautiful Building Free
a k n e s s e s W e Vulnerable Long Parking Patrons Waits for Items Noise Control Not enough "e" Difficult Data Communication Mining Challenges Not enough Limited Study Room meeting space
o r t u n i t i e s O p p More Money New Aging for "E" Residents Boomers resources Social Services Casino Coordination Grants Increase in Small Business Des Plaines Under-Served Theater Areas We are the "Local Experts"
T h r e a t s Tax Revenue Minimum Drop Changes Wage to Friends Increase Dropping Parking Physical Circ Garage Influx of New New Format Residents Changing Managment Reading Habits Quickly Change Formats
m e r g i n g E h e m e s T
Instruction Discovery Digital Creativity Literacy Culture & Technology Arts Community Building & Connections Operations Government, Data Job, Health & Human Efficiency Services
G O A L # 1 G O A L # 2 n o v a t i v e c l a s s e s c e s a n d e v e n t s D P P L ’ s i n D P P L s p a a n d r e s o u r c e s i n s t r u c t a n d i n c r e a s e l i b r a r y u s a g e b y D e s P l a i n e s d i s c o v e r y , c o n n e c t f o s t e r i n g r e s i d e n t s t o d i g i t a l l i t e r a c y c r e a t i v i t y , e n j o y m e n t o f r e s t a b l i s h e d a n d n d t h e a r t s , a n d a n d o t h e c u l t u r e a e m e r g i n g t e c h n o l o g y , b y b r i n g i n g D e s P l a i n e s h e l i b r a r y a n d o u t t o g e t h e r a r o u n d b o t h a t t r e s i d e n t s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y . c o m m o n i n t e r e s t s , b o t h a t y a n d o u t i n t h e t h e l i b r a r c o m m u n i t y . G O A L # 3 G O A L # 4 D P P L i s t h e p r i m a r y h u b D P P L b u i l d i n g f o r r e s o u r c e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l s , i n t e r n a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n n e c t i n g o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a t a r e s i d e n t s t o g o v e r n m e n t , e v a l u a t i o n t o o l s a r e u p t o j o b , h e a l t h , a n d h u m a n d a t e , e n s u r i n g t h a t D e s s e r v i c e s , b o t h a t t h e P l a i n e s r e s i d e n t s h a v e a l i b r a r y a n d o u t i n t h e s a f e , e f f i c i e n t f a c i l i t y t h a t c o m m u n i t y . m e e t s b o t h c u r r e n t a n d a n t i c i p a t e d f u t u r e n e e d s .
T h e F i n a l P l a n
Board Approved July 2018
V I S I O N P e o p l e e x p e r i e n c e t h e y D e s P l a i n e s P u b l i c L i b r a r a s a s o u r c e o f t r u s t e d n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a n d e d u c a t i o o p p o r t u n i t y , a s w e l l a s a n d p l a c e t o i g n i t e c r e a t i v i t y a a s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y f o r e v e r y o n e .
G o i n g F o r w a r d
Annual Status Update to Board in November Key Tool for Director Search Monthly Goal Stories in Directors Report Annual Report
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