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CITY OF SAGINAW
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
2024-2025

LIBRARY
GOAL: Curiosity • Connection • Creativity. To fulfill the informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs of
the community by providing access to library materials in a variety of formats and by building a balanced collection of
materials based on the needs, interests and demands of the community. To offer the opportunity and encouragement
for citizens to educate themselves, keep abreast of progress in all fields of knowledge, discover and develop an
appreciation of arts and literature and develop and increase enjoyment of reading.
City FY 2023-2024 FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025
Strategy Department Goal Department Achievement Department Goal
This year we worked with our
MetroShare consortium
successfully applied for a grant
from the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission to purchase
a shared collection of
programming kits (the supplies
Leverage our new partnership Open a placemaking, community-
Expand and equipment necessary to host
Community with the MetroShare library various kinds of crafts, games, focused new Library facility, with
technological and service
consortium to offer innovative
Quality of life programs and extend our services and activities) at all age levels. innovations to better meet
amenities The grant also provided funds to
and collection offerings. Saginaw's unique needs.
develop a shared MetroShare
"Library of Things", a collection of
tools, toys, electronics, games,
musical instruments, and more
that can be checked out by
patrons from any of our 11
libraries.

In addition to the MetroShare
grant, we applied for and recieved
a Collection Enhancement Grant
from the Texas Book Festival.
The $2500 grant was used to
purchase Wonderbooks
(combined book/audio) for
children, in English and Spanish.
In addition, the Library Boosters
Apply for at least two grants and Apply for at least two grants and
Maintain a donated $4,290 for the children's
financially two additional donations per year. Summer Reading Club. We two additional donations per year.
Increase leadership and
sound City participation in the MetroShare currently have five staff members Utilize donations from our citizens
and Library Boosters to optimize
providing Library Consortium. Continue to serving on MetroShare and furnish our new facility.
superior develop partnerships with local committees, which allows us to Continue to develop partnerships
services work together with our partners in
groups and businesses. with local groups and businesses.
a variety of ways. For our summer
programming, we partnered with
12 local businesses and several
individual citizens to sponsor our
prizes and incentives. We also
work closely with EMSISD
throughout the year, both in our
children's outreach programming
and our Adult Education program.

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