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Goals

Economic Vitality
Be a destination for families in Bedford and North Texas
Issue an average of 175 library cards per month
Complete a minimum of 30 programs per month
Plan two large-scale signature events per year
Partner with the Bedford Library Friends Pumpkin Patch
Connect job seekers with free resources and workforce development opportunities to help them gain employment or get
a better job
Track the number of patrons who site the library as the reason they got a job or a better job on the annual library
satisfaction survey
Transformation
Develop alternative funding sources through grants, sponsorships, naming rights, donations, and resource-sharing
opportunities to support library needs.
Apply for grants to enhance library resources for the community
Partner with the Foundation and Friends on 3 - 5 fundraisers per year
Collaborate with Euless, Hurst, and the HEB ISD on HEB Reads! Kick-off Event
Organizational Excellence
Fuel Bedford's passion for reading, listening, and viewing by evaluating, selecting, and weeding collections.
Add a minimum of 8,000 materials per year to the collection
Weed a minimum of 5,000 materials annually to make room for new materials

Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Conduct an annual library satisfaction survey
Maintain a 90% rating of good or excellent on Library Customer Satisfaction with Meeting Library Household Needs

Performance Measures

ACTUAL TARGET PROJECTED TARGET
MEASURE TYPE
21/22 22 /23 22 /23 23/24
# of Items in Collection Input 111,017 110,000 112,017 110,000
# of Registered Library Cards Input 34,394 35,000 35,401 36,000
# of Items Circulated Output 407,790 400,000 422,876 425,000
# of Reference Transactions Output 51,434 50,000 49,581 50,000
# of Programs and Events Offered to the
Community Output 674 675 730 675
Materials Checked Out Relative to Size of Ef ciency 3.67 4 3.78 4
Collection
Annual Cost of Library Service Per Capita Ef ciency $32.70 $33.00 $34.83 $35.00
Library Customer Satisfaction with Meeting Effectiveness & 95% 90% 97% 90%
Library Household Needs Outcomes
Effectiveness &
% of Population 45% 50% 48% 50%
Outcomes
Digital Materials Circulated as a % of Overall Effectiveness & 13% 10% 12.6% 15%
Circulation Outcomes

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