Ames Public Library Strategic Plan
Today is 1/7/2009
Library customers will have age-appropriate advisory services, resources, and programming to direct them to leisure materials in various formats of interest to them.
Activities:
- Explore ways to use the Internet as an interactive readers advisory
tool. (Group by theme, links to readers advisory lists, and photos of
library displays on the website, to make connections to collections.)
[Community Relations Specialist] - Develop a program of training, mentoring, meeting space, and support
for community book, music, and film interest groups. [Assistant Director] - Continue production of readers advisory tools for customers as well as
for staff. [Readers Advisory Team] - Provide readers advisory training and a method for including all staff in
discussions of leisure reading materials. [Readers Advisory Team] - Improve the process for orienting new borrowers especially capturing
and following up on personal reader interests. [Circulation and
Information Services Work Group]
Measures of Success:
- The number of adults who participate in seasonal adult reading
programs will increase by 10% annually. (Baseline = 96 individuals
completed adult reading programs for FY2007) - After the initial baseline measurement in FY2008, the number of adult
reading and viewing lists physically distributed or viewed online will
increase annually. - After the initial baseline measurement in FY2008, the percentage of
users surveyed who indicate that the staff assistance they received
when requesting help to locate an item to read, view, or listen to for
pleasure was “very good” or “excellent” will increase annually. - After the initial measurement year, the number of adults who
participate in library sponsored book, film, and music discussion groups
and programs on genres and authors will increase annually.