Our Process
To develop our new service plan we are following the Strategic Planning for Results model as recommended by Alberta Public Library Services Branch. The service model will be based on local needs identified by community stakeholders who will help us choose areas of focus. Library trustees will evaluate the stakeholder data and choose objectives to meet these needs with measurable goals (ie. By 2023, 80% of families attending our children's programs will say these help prepare their kids for kindergarten).
This process has a 4 major steps:
| Description | Progress | |
| 1 | Set the project timeline, budget, and format | Completed April 2020 |
| Identify suitable members of the community from diverse backgrounds | Completed June 2020 | |
| 2 | Identify the Needs Assessment Data | Completed Oct. 2020 |
| Stakeholders complete the Service Priority Survey | Completed Oct. 2020 | |
| 3 | Trustees draft Preliminary Service Responses from the available 18 Service Responses | Completed Feb. 2021 |
| Trustees draft video response and share with stakeholders, library staff, and Friends of VPL | In Progress | |
| Trustee review feedback and finalize service priorities | Apr. 2021 | |
| Trustees plan goals and measurable objectives to meet community needs and service responses | Apr. 2021 | |
| 4 | Plan is compiled into a cohesive document and shared for feedback | May. 2021 |
| 4 | Plan is published | May. 2021 |