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Fremont County Library reports strong usage, strategic plan and survey results; small share of respondents raised collection concerns
Summary
Library staff presented a quarterly report, outlined a strategic-planning process that produced 15 priorities, and summarized a community survey of about 1,918 respondents; 230 respondents commented on the library collection and most of those opposed book bans.
Library leadership presented a quarterly report and a strategic plan update to the Fremont County commissioners, describing branch activities, staffing updates and the results of a community survey used to shape a 15-item strategic-priority list.
Highlights included branch programs: the Lander Library’s Youth Art Month, a hands-on STEM exhibit at the Riverton branch (through mid-April), and ongoing outreach from the DuBois branch to Crowheart School. The library reported the Riverton branch will add a new branch manager in July and that branch-level programming and outreach are expanding.
The library conducted a community survey that drew 1,918 responses and held focus groups at each branch. The director said 676 respondents answered an open-ended question about countywide concerns; 230 comments touched on the library collection. Of those 230, roughly 70% opposed censorship or book bans and about 22% raised concerns about inappropriate content. The presenter emphasized that those 230 comments represent about 12% of total respondents to the survey and noted the full survey results and comments are posted on the library website.
Why this matters: the library’s strategic priorities and the survey results will guide service planning and public outreach; the collection-concern comments — though a minority of the total sample — indicate a strongly held view among respondents who raised the issue.
Commissioners thanked library staff for outreach and recommended continued public engagement; the library director said staff will prepare an implementation plan with timelines and objectives tied to the strategic priorities.
