REPORT TO BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion and Possible Action on Santa Clara City Library Draft Strategic Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Since February 2023, the Santa Clara City Library has been working with consultants Fast Forward Libraries to develop a strategic plan for the Library. This work has included Board and Staff Kick-Off Sessions encompassing Environmental Scans and SOAR Analyses (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results); a Community Survey which collected 1,543 responses in five languages; Community Mapping activities involving interviews and focus groups; production of a Learning Report of data collected; Staff and Board retreat sessions; and a Staff Objective Setting Workshop.
At the April 1, 2024 regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees, the Board engaged in discussion with Amanda Standerfer of Fast Forward Libraries, the consultants working with the Library to develop a Strategic Plan. The Board drafted language for the Vision and Mission statements for the draft Strategic Plan.
On April 23, 2024, Library leadership, in coordination with Fast Forward Libraries, held a Strategic Plan Implementation Meeting, during which the team reviewed the process of selecting and developing specific, actionable Objectives and Activities in support of Strategic Plan goals. As part of the next steps, the Library will utilize Implementation Plan materials, the local data collected in the Learning Report phase of the Strategic Plan process, and the ideas and recommendations generated during the Staff retreat, to develop an implementation plan. This plan will include SMART(specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound) objectives and activities and evaluation to support the higher-level draft Strategic Plan.
DISCUSSION
At the May 6, 2024 regular Board of Library Trustees meeting, Fast Forward Libraries will review with the Board the finalized Visio...
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