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Surprise library sets accelerated strategic-plan timeline; staff cite surge in Mayor's Literacy Challenge participation
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Surprise Library Advisory Commission heard staff outline a March–June timeline to draft a new library strategic plan and reported a surge in participation in the Mayor’s Literacy Challenge.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Library Advisory Commission heard staff lay out a fast-track timeline to complete a library strategic plan by June and reported rising participation in the Mayor’s Literacy Challenge.
The acting city librarian (staff member) told commissioners the library has 1,617 registered users for the current Mayor’s Literacy Challenge, up from about 1,300 at the end of last year, and that participants had recorded 951,657 minutes read as of Monday. The acting city librarian said the challenge closes Feb. 15 and that staff expect those totals to rise as participants finish entering minutes.
The strategic plan will be used as a guide for library decisions and budgeting, the acting city librarian said, and staff plan multiple engagement…
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