2. Agenda for Meeting 4:00 Openers 4:30 Community vision for town 5:15 Library landscape 5:40 Library tour 6:00 Supper 6:30 Library vision 7:30 Wrap-up, evaluation, next steps
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4. Provide raw material and guidance to Library board and staff in drafting strategic plan
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7. Staff retreat – full day to review community input, knowledge of program
8. Meet with town board, town department heads, and focus groups
13. Library fundamentals are the same All public libraries Lend materials Provide ‘certified’ information Provide a “third place,” a community anchor, a commons Are unique among public institutions in the breadth of audience and of function
15. Group discussion: beginning to prioritize Library programs and services Look at the key themes and make as many recommendations as you can for each one
16. Where? What’s it like? What about this building? Group discussion: Library building
18. What will you personally do as a result of this process? This week? This year? Personal to do list
19. What actions can be taken or started collectively in the community to further the cause of the Library? This week? This year? Community to do list
20. Good knowledge of the country they are representing Good understanding of the country they are visiting Communicate about the one in a way the other can understand Ambassadorship
21. Consider your audience: focus on a shared concern Two numbers and a story (a formula that works) A question Library, library, library Talking about the Library