Overview
Information on our Planning Process
Strategic Plan Committee
Member, Board, and Staff representation to the committee
Virtual Town Halls
Information on our virtual member participation opportunities with Stephanie Chase
Share your thoughts
A form to submit your ideas and suggestions
June 2020
Town Hall meetings with library members, partners and stakeholders
June and July 2020
passive engagement opportunities held by MLS staff in conversation with staff at member libraries
August 2020
Committee work with Stephanie, 2nd round of Virtual Town Hall meetings with members
September 2020
Approved by the MLS Executive Board
November 2020
Approved by MLS membership at annual meeting
January 2021
Implementation conference
In August 2020, Stephanie led members and partners through 5 sessions to help us focus and strengthen our plan work. Please read our summary of work and view a recording of a session.
in June, 2020, Stephanie Chase, our planning consultant, led five facilitated discussions with MLS members, partners, and stakeholders.
A summary of the calls is linked in the section below. You can also view a recording of a session, read full notes from each session, and review the Powerpoint Presentation linked below.
Initial Reaction Survey results
Member Contributions collected via Padlet
Key Takeaways from each breakout session
Favorite/Wishes/Dreams exercise results collected via Poll Everywhere
One of the tools we'll be using for our planning process are the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Core Values.
