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GOAL 3: Libraries Integral to the Lifelong Educational Ecosystem
Project Area 3.1 Elevating Libraries
Coordinate with education providers to elevate libraries and library workforce as valuable, professional contributors by building expertise, practice, and recognition of good work.
Target Audience: Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees
Evaluation: Librarians consistently included in local regional and statewide efforts and planning. Librarians and libraries in leadership positions in educational agencies and initiatives.
Timeline: Work will progress over the five years of the plan.
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Project Area 3.2 Literacy Leadership
Radically redefine libraries’ role in literacy for all ages through partnerships and coordinated services.
Target Audience: People with limited functional literacy or informational skills; Unemployed; Families
Evaluation: State data-collection efforts indicate a positive change in the communities in which these programs have been instituted
Timeline: Work will progress over the five years of the plan.
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Project Area 3.3 Professional Development
Ensure the continuity of statewide library leadership and expand access to high-quality and relevant professional growth for a library workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Target Audience: Library staff, volunteers and/or trustees
Evaluation: Library leadership is a sought-after role. Library leaders work together to plan and produce future-oriented initiatives. Library directors report they feel confident in their roles and the retention of directors increases. Case can be made for increasing the pay of librarians and library staff.
Timeline: Work will progress over the five years of the plan.
Milestones