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Strategic planning for results / Sandra Nelson for the Public Library Association.

By: Contributor(s): Series: PLA results seriesPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2008.Edition: Fully rev. edDescription: xvii, 291 p. : ill., forms ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780838935736 (pbk.)
  • 0838935737 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.1974 NEL
Contents:
Figures. - Acknowledgments. - Introduction. Pt. 1. The Planning Process. Ch. 1. Plan to plan. Ch. 2. Identify service priorities. Ch. 3. Set the stage. Ch. 4. Describe the future. Ch. 5. Communicate the plan. Ch. 6. The rest of the story. Pt. 2. Public Library Service Responses. Introduction to the service responses. Be an informed citizen : local, national, and world affairs. - Build successful enterprises : business and nonprofit support. - Celebrate diversity : cultural awareness. - Connect to the online world : public internet access. - Create young readers : early literacy. - Discover your roots : genealogy and local history. - Express creativity : create and share content. - Get facts fast : ready reference. - Know your community : community resources and service. - Learn to read and write : adult, teen, and family literac. - Make career choices : job and career development. - Make informed decisions : health, wealth, and other life choices. - Satisfy curiosity : lifelong learning. - Stimulate imagination : reading, viewing, and listening for pleasure. - Succeed in school : homework help. - Understand how to find, evaluate, and use information : information fluency. - Visit a comfortable place : physical and virtual spaces. - Welcome to the united states : services for new immigrants. - Pt. 3. Tool Kits. - Groups : identifying options. - Groups : reaching agreement. - Library communication. - Presenting data. - Workforms.
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Rev. ed. of: The new planning for results. 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Figures. - Acknowledgments. - Introduction. Pt. 1. The Planning Process. Ch. 1. Plan to plan. Ch. 2. Identify service priorities. Ch. 3. Set the stage. Ch. 4. Describe the future. Ch. 5. Communicate the plan. Ch. 6. The rest of the story. Pt. 2. Public Library Service Responses. Introduction to the service responses. Be an informed citizen : local, national, and world affairs. - Build successful enterprises : business and nonprofit support. - Celebrate diversity : cultural awareness. - Connect to the online world : public internet access. - Create young readers : early literacy. - Discover your roots : genealogy and local history. - Express creativity : create and share content. - Get facts fast : ready reference. - Know your community : community resources and service. - Learn to read and write : adult, teen, and family literac. - Make career choices : job and career development. - Make informed decisions : health, wealth, and other life choices. - Satisfy curiosity : lifelong learning. - Stimulate imagination : reading, viewing, and listening for pleasure. - Succeed in school : homework help. - Understand how to find, evaluate, and use information : information fluency. - Visit a comfortable place : physical and virtual spaces. - Welcome to the united states : services for new immigrants. - Pt. 3. Tool Kits. - Groups : identifying options. - Groups : reaching agreement. - Library communication. - Presenting data. - Workforms.