Dunbarton Public Library

Long Range Plan

2005-2007

Prepared by Andrea Douglas, Library Director
and Katie McDonough, Upcountry Consultants

Acknowledgments

The Dunbarton Public Library would like to acknowledge the following individuals who served on the Library Vision Committee, the Visitation Committee and the Building Committee.  Their insights and contributions contributed to the creation of a vision and working plan for the library.

Carol Fisk, volunteer
Eleanor Kimball, volunteer
Nancy Lang, librarian
Bruce LeDuc, volunteer
Heather Radl, volunteer
Norman Roberge, library trustee
Barbara Robinson, volunteer
Joan Scott, volunteer
Lori Wamser, volunteer

The Planning Process

This plan has been developed using the Public Library Association (PLA) edition of Planning for Results: A Library Transformation Process.  The process began when the director prepared a study entitled Assessment of Space Needs for the Dunbarton Public Library, September 2001.  A space needs worksheet was completed during that year and a library growth analysis was formulated in the fall of 2002.

 A library trustee and librarian were members of the Building Committee and attended meetings during 2003 and 2004. During the summer of 2003, the Library Vision Committee, lead by the director, studied the current trends, challenges and future needs of both the town of Dunbarton and the Library, itself.  A survey was designed, distributed and analyzed in the spring of 2004.  Volunteers accompanied the director and library trustee as they visited area libraries during the summer of 2004 to view recent renovation projects.

Approved by the Library Board of Trustees on November 1, 2004
Deborah Trottier        Nancy Rosen
Norman Roberge        Tiffany Dodd
Carla Halvorson

Mission Statement

The Dunbarton Public Library provides free and equal access to print, audiovisual and online resources,  programs and exhibits, which meet the informational, educational and recreational, needs of the entire community.


Goals and Objectives


1. Provide a balanced collection of reference, fiction, nonfiction, audiovisual titles and online resources which is responsive to the needs of the community.

Expand the audiovisual collection;   
Expand audiobook leasing program
Increase budget to expand audiobook and DVD purchases
Improve juvenile nonfiction collection;
Expand juvenile and young adult biography titles
Evaluate and update literacy collection;
Highlight collections in formal displays and brochures;
Develop a variety of bibliographic brochures on different topics
Create an attractive bulletin board surface in the children’s area


2. Serve as a destination for cultural and educational programs and a resource center for community information.

Develop support for programming space to meet the cultural, recreational and educational needs of the community;
Work with the Selectmen and the Budget Committee to establish a capital reserve fund to renovate the second floor of the town hall
Library staff and trustees will meet with local groups to solicit input and support for the meeting room project.
The Library will hold an open house to highlight the potential of a meeting room as a vital center for community programs and meeting space
Purchase and install a hanging system to display artwork;
Provide bulletin or fabric boards or exhibit panels for community information and displays;
Purchase a brochure rack for educational, travel, consumer information, etc.;
Purchase a glass exhibit case to display hobbies and valuables.


3. Provide and maintain a welcoming facility, maximizing use of available space

Rearrange or add shelving where possible to accommodate collection;
Expand shelving for audiovisual collection, juvenile titles and professional library titles
Rearrange or add shelving where possible to provide more storage space;
Expand shelving for library supplies, back issues of magazines, book sale titles, craft and custodial supplies.
Purchase attractive folding table for the front room;
Create areas for meetings as well as quiet study and reading spaces;
Create an area to shelve a Dunbarton history collection


4. Provide services and resources to support the educational needs of the community
   
Improve communication between the library and students, teachers and parents involved with the elementary, middle and high schools;
Develop an email notification service for teachers
Display students academic and art projects in the library
Explore cooperative projects and programs with the media specialist at the elementary school
Invite elementary classes to the library for tours, instruction and storytelling.
Improve communication between the library and the homeschooling community;
Sponsor library programs and instruction during the “school day”
Display students’ academic and art projects in the library
Send library newsletters to these families
Invite homeschooling families to the library for tours, instruction and storytelling.
Provide educational programs for teens and adults

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