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Prescott Valley Library unveils 2025 community assessment; identifies five focus areas and outreach plans

5583130 · August 8, 2025
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Library staff presented results of a 2025 community assessment, reported more than $300,000 in grant awards over 12 years, identified five priority service areas, and said staff will return in September with proposed adjustments to hours and outreach plans including a bookmobile and a May 2026 book festival.

Casey Van Herren, presenting with Michelle Yordin, the library’s public services manager, told the Town Council that the Prescott Valley Library completed a second community assessment in 2025 to align services with community needs and support grant applications.

Van Herren said the library used conversations with senior centers, schools, parent-teacher organizations and public-safety staff, plus a community survey, to identify five focus areas: economic…

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