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SPinute: What’s your favorite memory of the library?

Submitted by kbauman on Fri, 11/01/2013 - 13:51

If you have been following the Ad-Team minutes [1] lately, you may notice a new report from Deputy Executive Director, Kay Bauman.  Kay has created a series of SPinutes (Strategic Plan minutes) where she takes a look our Strategic Plan and relates it to the wonderful work we as a system are accomplishing.  Kay's SPinute from September 27th was especially valuable, so we decided to film it!  We believe these SPinutes help relate our Strategic Plan goals to the great work you're completing daily.  Now on to the main show!


On September 27th, we asked the following question on Facebook: We’re assuming since you can read this, you’re a library lover so we want to know: what’s your favorite memory of the library?  We have reviewed and analyzed their responses [2] and created a SPinute video where we read their comments and talk about how they tie to our Strategic Plan responses.  Enjoy!

Have a few more seconds? Enjoy our outtakes [3]!

How do the repeating words, terms and concepts in the Facebook comments correlate to our responses in the Strategic Plan and what can we learn from this?

Each day as we go about our tasks, remember each one of us has the opportunity to create a memory for someone. What memory do you want to help create? Which goal will you work toward?

 Memory Groupings

 Strategic Plan Responses

Atmosphere, Staff, Independence, Family

Ensure a Welcoming Experience

Your library has safe and welcoming physical places to meet and interact with others or to sit quietly and read and has open and accessible virtual spaces that support social networking.

  • Goal: Visitors are welcomed into an atmosphere of hospitality, exemplary service, and friendly interaction.
  • Goal: Visitors easily navigate our inviting physical and virtual spaces.

Discovery, Events, Independence, Abundance

Satisfy Curiosity and Encourage Lifelong Learning

The resources you need to explore topics of personal interest and continue to learn throughout your life are at your library.

  • Goal: Visitors explore their interests using the variety of information at the library.
  • Goal: Your libraries are centers that offer access to civic, cultural and community enrichment opportunities.

Independence, Staff, Abundance

Know How to Find, Evaluate & Use Information

When you need information to resolve an issue or answer a question, you have the support and skills to search for, locate, evaluate and effectively use information to meet your needs.

  • Goal: Our community has access to expert library staff with up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver library services.
  • Goal: Visitors are connected with library resources at every point of contact.

Abundance, Independence, Discovery

Connect to the Online World

Your library has access to the digital world with no unnecessary restrictions or fees to ensure that you can take advantage of the ever-growing resources and services available through the Internet.

  • Goal: Our community has access to current technology and digital resources as well as trained staff to help them use the resources effectively.
  • Goal: Our community has access to a continually growing digital collection and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Memory groupings 

 

Tell us what you and your team have been doing by adding your updates to the Strategic Plan objectives [4].

We have a clear vision on how we want you to see your library. We want you to join us in seeing the library as Your Inviting, Innovative Link to the World!


Want more?  No problem, here is a link to our previous SPinute video on Lifelong Learning [5].

Tags: 
SPinute [6], Customers [7], Strategic Plan FY 12-15 [8]

Links:
[1] http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/ad-team
[2] http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/news/facebookfans_2013-09.pdf
[3] http://player.vimeo.com/video/77800234?width=640&height=360&iframe=true
[4] http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/strategic-plan/fy_12-15/objectives
[5] http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/news/live-video-chat-lifelong-learning
[6] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/spinute
[7] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/customers
[8] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/strategic-plan-fy-12-15