Ames Public Library Strategic Plan
Today is 1/7/2009
Library customers will have safe, comfortable, and welcoming physical spaces in which to enjoy individual pursuits, express themselves, and meet and interact with others.
Activities:
- Implement and evaluate changes in furniture and layout of lounge areas
and youth services. [Lounge Team] - Repaint public areas. [Building Maintenance Supervisor and Design Team]
- Implement a regular schedule for cleaning upholstered furniture and
flooring treatments. [Building Maintenance Supervisor] - Evaluate building and furnishing conditions annually and repair/replace
cosmetic features as necessary. [Building Maintenance Supervisor] - Investigate provision of remote book drops. [Outreach Work Group]
- Implement a comprehensive security and surveillance system. [Executive Team]
- Investigate options and implement recommendations for optimal use of
the second floor atrium. [Design Team] - Evaluate use, placement and features of self check-out units. [Assistant Director and Circulation Supervisor]
- Create a user-friendly entrance into the library that encompasses both
interior and exterior spaces. [Design Team] - Evaluate exterior and interior signage and make changes as needed.
[Design Team] - Investigate provision of quiet areas within the library. [Leadership Team]
- Plan and maintain attractive, low-maintenance landscaping for library
grounds. [Building Maintenance Supervisor] - Work with CyRide staff to develop a transportation incentive for travel to
the library. [Assistant Director] - Inventory storage space and plan for future storage needs.
[Building Maintenance Supervisor] - Investigate and implement alternatives for book sale sorting, storage, display, and sales space. [Deputy Director and Volunteer Services Coordinator]
- Evaluate current teen space in light of safety/liability concerns and
implement solutions. [Executive Team and Youth Services Specialist] - Evaluate meeting room and display case reservation processes.
[Systems Administrator and Principal Clerk] - Evaluate ventilation HVAC issues and implement recommendations.
[Building Maintenance Supervisor] - Investigate creating a small group gathering place with a television to
share events of community interest. [Assistant Director] - Evaluate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance to existing
guidelines and forthcoming revisions. Correct deficiencies. [Executive Team]
Measures of Success:
- After the mechanical gate count has been validated, the number of visitors to the library will increase in proportion to annual population increases.
- After an initial survey, the average amount of time individuals spend in
the library will increase annually. - After an initial space utilization survey:
- The percent of seats being used in the library will increase annually.
- The number of people in the building will increase annually.
- The percent of people in queues will decrease annually.
- The variety of activities in which visitors engage will be more diverse.