Values, Missions, Visions, Planning

Responsibilities: Determine the purpose of library and adopt for governing the operation and program of the library.

2012 Kansas Public Library Standards mentioning planning

Values: What principles are important to you?

• Core Values of Librarianship by the American Library Association


• How to write a values statement (4:48 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• New York Public Library's core values

Mission: Why are you here?

• How to write a mission statement (4:05 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• Tips for writing mission statements (2-pages) by Association of Library Trustees, Advocates Friends, and Foundations


• Mission Statement Template


• What is the difference between vision and mission statements?


• New York Public Library's mission statement


• Southern Area Public Library mission, winner of the 2013 Best Small Library in America Award.

Vision: Where do you want to go?

• How to write a vision statement that inspires (5:36 minute video) by Eric Olsen


• How to write a vision statement with template


• Nortonville Public Library mission and vision statements and goals and objectives

Planning

• 11-minute video explaining the purpose of planning and how to start planning.


• What is strategic planning, really? (3:59 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• Overview of strategic planning process (4:47 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• Choosing your strategic objectives (4:47 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• Strategic planning with the balanced scorecard (4:39 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• SWOT Analysis: How to perform one for your organization (5:22 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• SWOT Analysis template with helpful questions for filling out the sheet


• How to set SMART goals (4:44 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• What is the difference between goals and objectives? presents the common view that SMART characteristics should apply to objectives not goals. So just decide to create SMART goals or SMART objectives and don't worry about it.


• SMART goals template


• SMART objectives template


• How to develop action plans for your business goals (4:39 minute video) by Erica Olsen


• Common strategic planning pitfalls (2:20 minute video) by Erica Olsen

Learning about your community

Statistics

• How many people live in your town? How close is your guess to the real answer?


• How many items circulated from your library last year? Look up answer. Scroll down column A to your library and then move across to column CI "Total Circulation".


• Divide last year's total circulation into the population.
  How many items circulated per person last year?


• Compare circulation per capita for the past several years. For each year, click the row called "Circulation and Interlibrary Loan (or ILL)". One of the columns will be "Total per capita."
  Is your library's circulation per capita going up or down?

• County profiles describe changes in: (Are these changes going up or down? How quickly? How do these changes affect who your library serves?)


• Population size of various age groups


• Public school enrollment


• Number of child care facilities


• Percentage of people and children in poverty


• Business patterns


• Rates of employment and unemployment


• Income