Week 11 - Vision Statement, Community Input Meeting, and Task Force development

VISION STATEMENT – STAFF INPUT SOUGHT

The Strategic Planning Committee has been working to incorporate staff input into our draft version of the Library Vision Statement. A revised Vision Statement has been drafted and the Committee would like input from staff to some of the word changes we have made. Rather than call another meeting, we plan to distribute a Response Form to staff sometime next week. We hope everyone will take the time to read the new draft and respond to the highlighted areas. Your input is important to us!


COMMUNITY VOICE MEETING

A Community Voice meeting will be held on April 9th to gather input from community leaders about the future of Elmhurst and the library’s role in it. Invitations were mailed to leaders representing government, schools, business, seniors, youth, social services, service clubs, cultural institutions, and other community groups. Our consultant, Maureen Sullivan will facilitate the discussion. To ensure that participants may speak freely, no library staff will be present.


PHASE TWO – GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Committee has begun laying plans for Phase Two of the strategic planning process – developing goals and objectives. To facilitate this process we will be establishing a number of Task Forces to study various aspects of library service. A Task force is simply a committee organized around a specific focus area. The Strategic Planning Committee is working now to identify what those focus areas will be and defining the purpose of each one. Once this work is completed there will be a call for volunteers. Serving on a Task Force will be an excellent opportunity for all staff to get involved. The kick-off meeting for all the task forces is scheduled for May 21st. Save the date!