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Live Oak Public Libraries outlines strategic plan, new programs and capital projects to Chatham County commissioners
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Live Oak Public Libraries executive director Lola DeWitt told the Chatham County Board of Commissioners the system has completed a year-long strategic plan, expanded literacy-focused programming and is advancing several capital projects, some funded with county CIP dollars.
Lola DeWitt, executive director of Live Oak Public Libraries, updated the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on the library system’s strategic plan, community programs and building projects during the board’s public meeting.
DeWitt said the system, which serves Effingham, Chatham and Liberty counties, completed a year-long strategic planning process and received “over 1,300 responses” from the public that informed five priorities with literacy as the top goal. “Our new mission and values were developed by a strategic planning committee that consisted of a group of 15 staff across the system,” DeWitt said.
The plan emphasizes literacy and community engagement. DeWitt highlighted the…
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