Title
A resolution adopting a Long-Range Plan for the Mesquite Public Library System.
Body
In 2005, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission adopted minimum criteria for public library system membership. One of the criteria listed is 13 Texas Administrative Code 1.83 (6) which states, “a public library shall have a long-range plan that is approved by its governing board. This plan must be reviewed and updated every five years and must include a collection development element.”
The current long-range plan, effective through the year 2017, shall be replaced with an updated plan that will expire in 2022. The updated plan incorporates nine nationally recognized public library service responses published by the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association.
This plan proposes goals for the continuation of existing library services and collection guidelines, as well as the consideration of updated library services, equipment and facilities. These attainable goals have been reviewed and revised by library staff. The long-range plan was approved by the Mesquite Municipal Library Advisory Board on November 7, 2017.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
Attachment(s)
Resolution
Drafter
Mary Wavrusa
Head of Department
Virginia Mundt