Tuscarawas County Public Library Strategic Plan 2005-2009

Service Response #1:  Basic Literacy

The library will make basic literacy a service priority by offering programs, resources, and services to help people meet their individual literacy needs.

BASIC LITERACY—ADULT DEPARTMENT

Objective #1: 

The number of people using the library for literacy services will increase by 5% each year. 

Objective #2:

The circulation of Adult New Reader (ANR) and “English as a Second Language” (ESL) Materials will increase by 5% each year.

Objective #3: 

Literacy programs and services will be actively marketed to the community at least four times per year.

Objective #4: 

Funding for library literacy programs will increase by 2% each year.

BASIC LITERACY—CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT

Objective #1

The library’s juvenile collection of literacy materials at the New Philadelphia location will increase by 30% within two years.

Objective #2

The New Philadelphia location’s juvenile outreach programming to the schools will increase by 3% each year for five years.

Objective #3

The New Philadelphia location will offer at least two literacy-related series in-house for children and parents each year.

Objective #4

Each year, the New Philadelphia location will offer at least two literacy-related programs/workshops to adults who work with children (parents, teachers, daycare providers, home educators, etc.).

Objective #5

Within one year, the library’s website will be developed to include basic literacy links for parent and teacher use.

Objective #6

Within five years, the library will have plans for quiet study areas and tutoring areas at the New Philadelphia location.

BASIC LITERACY—EXTENSION DEPARTMENT

Objective #1

Within five years, a core collection of basic literacy materials will be established at each branch location.

Objective #2

Within five years, each branch location will have a designated area for tutoring or learning in small groups.

Objective #3

Within one year, each branch location will partner with local schools to offer at least one literacy-related program per year.

Objective # 4

Within two years, a collection of adult new reader materials will be purchased for the Extension Department and rotated among the branches to provide a constantly changing “browsing” collection for new readers.

Objective # 5

The percentage of the extension materials budget spent on basic literacy materials will increase by a minimum of 1% per year until the annual amount reaches five percent.

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