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COMMUNITY SERVICES

110 GENERAL FUND
0880 LIBRARY

FUTURE INITIATIVES

• The Friends of the Hurst Library will continue to show their support through
continued funding of Library programs and special purchases.
• The Hurst Public Library will continue its new signature program, the Library
Showcase, to highlight library programming, facilities and services.
• Continuing to expand the Library’s electronic resources including online
services within our virtual branch, e-books and e-audiobooks.

GOALS, OBJECTIVES & PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Council Priorities:
 Public Safety  Innovation
 Economic Vitality  Redevelopment
 Infrastructure  Leadership

Goals:
• Be proactive in meeting cultural, educational, recreational and historical needs.
• Develop a systematic approach to completing capital projects in the Half-Cent
Sales Tax Fund and shift focus to paying off debt and facility operation and
maintenance.
• Provide programs to Hurst citizens that focus on healthy living.
• To be more proactive in meeting the cultural, historical, and informational
needs of the community by staying abreast of current information, practices,
and technologies in order to provide the highest quality library services, in the
most cost-effective manner.

Objectives:
• To respond to community needs for information and materials through
evaluation and maintenance of collections and services. *
• To apply improved methods of display and delivery in order to provide
increased and enhanced access to materials and services resulting in increased
use. *
• To provide through exceptional customer service a variety of educational,
cultural, historical, and recreational programs and services to an increasing
number of adults, young adults and children in the community. *

* - Short Term (0-3 years)
† - Intermediate Term (3-10 years)
‡ - Long Term (10+ years)
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