Strategic Plan 2024-2026

STRATEGIC PLAN

Welcome Message

DIRECTOR

I am excited to share with you our library's 2024-2026 strategic plan, a roadmap that charts our course for the future and outlines our commitment to serving and empowering our community. At the heart of our plan lies a dedication to innovation, growth, and collaboration.

Our strategic plan is not just a document it's a promise. A promise to you, our community, that we will continue to evolve and adapt to meet your needs. Together, we will build a brighter future where everyone has access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

We invite you to join us on this journey Together, we can make our library a vibrant hub of learning, innovation, and community engagement.

Joelle Wake

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Lincoln Township Public Library is a public library that serves nearly 24,000 residents from Lincoln, Royalton, and Baroda townships. At LTPL, we challenge the traditional concept of a library. Yes, there are books to check out, but we also lend board games, kitchen gadgets, Wi-Fi hotspots and sewing machines.

We consider ourself a gateway to a world of information and knowledge with stimulating programs and events for children, teens and adults. Annually, patrons make nearly 100,000 visits to the library to access about 85,000 books and print materials, nearly 25,000 digital materials, over 4,000 print and digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions and almost unlimited resources made available online and through interlibrary loan.

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We are a vibrant center of ideas and connections serving the needs of the community with unique and ever-evolving programming ranging from the children’s annual Teddy Bear picnics to author events and job seeker workshops

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Mission,Vision, & Values

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Collaboration: We seek partnerships within our community and build strong internal teams

Equity & Inclusion: We model respect and embrace differences. We are a welcoming place for all.

Excellence: We put patron experiences first and hold ourselves to the highest standards

Innovation: We take calculated risks, we seek feedback, and we embrace change.

Learning: We embrace life-long learning. We support literacy, curiosity, and cultural enrichment. We uphold everyone ’ s right to privacy, to seek information, and voice diverse points of view.

Goal 1: Patron Experiences

Be a dynamic third place: Offer flexible, creative, and intentional library spaces that attract users to experience the library as a “third pla

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Facilitate library refresh and improve wayfinding to create welcoming spaces for individuals to work, study, and interact with library resources.

Identify outside areas best suited for accommodating seating, including the story garden and open lawn areas

Add in-house hardware and software to support creative activities such as creation and video editing.

Goal 2: Culture Building

Growing people and careers: Engage our team to create the conditions for a high-performing workforce, supporting the wellness, gro

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Standardize onboarding and training for new employees.

Continue to build collaboration among staff utilizing staff meetings, brainstorming sessions, electronic surveys, and electronic exchanges

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Goal 3: Community Relationships

Connect with patrons and partners: Continuously improve customer service and ensure that the voices of our community are

Goal 4: Organizational Health

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