Strategic Planning for Public Libraries is a complete planning toolkit. This book provides a framework that any library, whether it serves urban, suburban, or rural communities, can use as a basis for its strategic planning.

Supported by research conducted across more than 200 public library professionals and in-depth interviews with more than twenty library directors and leaders throughout the country, this book addresses some of the key areas of strategic planning that librarians care about most:

• Engaging the community


• Measuring progress against the plan


• Reaching non-users


• Creating a living document that can be continually updated


• How to conduct a community assessment


• Engaging staff