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FY2021-2022 GOALS/ OBJECTIVES:

• Continue with a strong commitment to exemplary custom service.
• Expand and adapt to informational diversity.
• Examine the organization of the department to better address work flow.
• Continue with the move to online services and content or experiences.
• Seek diverse ways to provide professional services.
• Select the best materials and formats to meet the informational, educational, and recreational
needs of the users.
• Residents will have the resources they need to explore topics of personal interest and continue
to learn throughout their lives.
• Serve as a safe place where people share a sense of community.

MAJOR BUDGETARY ISSUES AND OPERATIONAL TRENDS:

• Shift more of the materials budget purchasing to digital material.
• Explore strategies for adapting services to societal changes resulting from Covid -19 health
crisis.
• Pursue grants to help address library related community needs.
• Provide appropriate education and training to staff and the public for a successful transition to a
new ILS system.

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