Mission Statement

Building a better community by inspiring, informing, educating and entertaining.

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2024 Objectives and Goals

How we will Inspire..

Objective 1:  We will assist in lifelong opportunities for continuing education by providing programs and resources.  

• Expand the collection of resources, books, and materials designed to support post-secondary opportunities. 

• Offer 2 programs or resources designed for residents seeking post-secondary education, training, and/or funding information. ​​

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Objective 2: We will support programs and services that inspire life-long growth and learning. 

• Provide programs and opportunities to learn new skills, hobbies, and/or expand current knowledge.  

• Evaluate and expand the current usage and availability of the Library of Things. ​​

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Objective 3: We will develop a building management and improvement plan in collaboration with the building committee and volunteers. 

• Conduct a property condition assessment (PCA) using community volunteers or resources. 

• Assess library building space needs and current space utilization.

• Evaluate the ADA compliance of the library building and develop a plan and timeline to become fully ADA compliant. 

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Objective 4: We will create teen and kids corner environments that foster spaces that inspire learning.

• Conduct a needs assessment to inform the design and resource needs for teen and youth in the community. 

• Update the design and resources in the teen and kid's sections.

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Objective 5: We will improve resident access to virtual opportunities and resources.

• Conduct a needs assessment that will inform the virtual resources ended in the community.

• Evaluate current and virtual resources available to residents and identify any limitations to those resources. 

• Expand access to virtual resources that patrons can access from home.  

• Evaluate the need and feasibility for the library to offer virtual and remote opportunities at the library (i. e. library hosted educational opportunities, webinars, and meeting capabilities).

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How we will Inform..

Objective 1: We will maintain, share, and promote resources provided by other organizations in the community that may be useful to residents.

• Promote community events, resources, and activities hosted by groups outside of the Everett Free Library. 

• Act as a location where residents can inquire about community events, community resources, and other available opportunities. 

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Objective 2: We will participate in community events, programs, and engage in other opportunities to connect with the community.   

• Participate in events and programs in our service area.  

• Actively engage with local school districts and other organizations to help meet community needs.

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Objective 3: We will conduct a needs assessment to determine unmet needs in our community.

• Create and distribute a needs assessment to the community and compile a report. 

• Assess the feasibility of seeking funding and offering additional programs or resources to address community needs.

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How we plan to Educate...

Objective 1: We will provide youth opportunities to enjoy reading. 

• Explore opportunities to examine the Summer Reading Program and if feasible increase 2024 enrollment by 15%.

• Establish opportunities to connect with home school students by offering 1 program. 

• Offer one program per month for youth in each age group (elementary school, middle school, and high school). 

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Objective 2: We will provide programs and resources that will make the library a vital resource to support early childhood development and early love for reading.  

• Maintain attendance figures for preschool story time for children age 3-4 years.

• Develop 2 new storytime programs for children birth-12 months and 13 months - 3 years.  

• Outreach to local child care and similar early childhood programs to help foster an early love for reading in early childhood.

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Objective 3: We will inspire adults to continue engaging and enjoying reading through programming and online engagement. 

• Establish and promote adult programming that is engaging and enjoyed in our community.  At minimum, we will offer 1 adult program per month. 

• Offer adult residents opportunities to be engaged via social media, online platforms, and other virtual reading activities.

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How we plan to Entertain...

Objective 1: We will provide timely access to a broad range of book titles. 

• Allocate a portion of the materials budget to update the non-fiction collection. 

• Increase our author sponsorships by 5 in the next year.

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Objective 2: We will expand available opportunities to use non-traditional library resources. 

• Conduct a needs assessment to determine needed utilization and needed availability of activity kits in the community.  

• Improve marketing and promotion of non-traditional library resources (i.e. activity kits and library of things). 

• Explore creative solutions and opportunities to expand streaming resources for patrons.