On April 22, 2008, librarian Mary Richardson and library board president Patricia DeLuca presented the Library Strategic Plan to the City Council at its regular meeting. The Plan was warmly received by the Council and attending community members.
Please click here to view the Strategic Plan. A printed copy is available at the Circulation Desk to read in the library. For information about the process behind the Plan, please click here. Questions or comments? Send us an email.
Excerpt from the June 2008 Library Board meeting Minutes:
The Board reviewed a list of Strategic Plan activities that were prioritized by staffing and funding required. The first level on the list (those that can be done with existing staff and resources) are already happening. They include:
- Conduct 25 one-on-one computer / Internet training sessions with adults per year (currently around 12-15 per year)
- Withdraw approximately 3,300 out-of-date, no longer relevant, and damaged items per year
- Provide library users with a comfortable physical space for quiet activities
- Provide Library users with at least 12 computer workstations with Internet access (currently provide ten)
- Present weekly story time for 3-5 year children
- Present at least nine special programs for all children throughout the year (puppeteer, magician, wildlife program, etc.) with a special focus on summer programs
- Develop a parenting home page with links to parenting sites
The Board noted that the City Hall Improvement Committee (CHIC) project overlaps with several of the features of one of the strategic plan activities (provide residents and Library users with a more welcoming lobby and hallway space…) It is expected this project will get underway in the upcoming year.
Since most of the other activities on the list require increased staffing and/or funding, the Board grouped the ones they would like to accomplish in the first year or two into potential grants to the Sausalito Library Foundation. They asked the City Librarian to begin outlining grants for the following: 1) Children’s Specialist 2) E newsletter to Sausalito residents with library cards 3) Digitization project.
Last updated: 6/20/2008 1:21:17 PM