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Posted on January 11th, 2012 by Gina in Strategic Plan

This month, the Boston Public Library will begin a series of Compass Roundtables designed to offer continuing conversation about the library’s strategic plan. There are eight guiding principles in the library’s BPL Compass plan (www.bpl.org/compass), and the first two that will be discussed are Sustainable Organization and Children & Teens.

The Boston Public Library’s Chief Financial Officer, Sean P. Nelson, will lead the Sustainable Organization roundtables which will include a FY13 budget overview and budget planning timeline. The dates and times for these discussions are:

  • Wednesday, January 25, Central Library in Copley Square,
    700 Boylston Street, Boston Room, 6:30 – 7:30pm
  • Thursday, January 26, Jamaica Plain Branch,
    12 Sedgwick Street, 6:30 – 7:30pm

The Boston Public Library’s new Youth Services Coordinator, Jessi Snow, will lead the Children & Teens roundtable, which is scheduled afterschool so that young people can attend. The discussion will focus on the future of youth services. The date and time for the Children & Teens roundtable is:

  • Friday, March 9, Central Library in Copley Square,
    700 Boylston Street, Teen Room, 3:00 – 4:00pm

For more details on the library’s strategic plan, visit www.bpl.org/compass. For more details on the library’s budget and finances, visit www.bpl.org/budget.

Please join us. These conversations are about the library, systemwide, and are for all residents, citywide.

Download the Compass Roundtable flyer (PDF)

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Thank you

Posted on November 16th, 2011 by Gina in Library Services

Thank you to all who helped shape the Boston Public Library’s strategic plan over the past two years. The BPL Board of Trustees unanimously approved the plan at their November 15 meeting.

Watch this space for continued updates and ongoing opportunities for conversation.

Download the complete document (9-page PDF) approved by the Trustees of the Public Library on November 15, 2011: BPL Compass Strategic Plan 11152011

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Final Draft of Strategic Plan

Posted on November 14th, 2011 by Gina in Library Services, Outcomes, Strategic Plan

The final draft (9-page PDF) of the Boston Public Library’s strategic plan goes before the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, November 15, at their regularly-scheduled meeting. We’re posting it here and copies of the draft plan will be available at the meeting, which begins at 3:00 p.m. at the Fields Corner Branch.

Thank you to all who have made comments on this blog, attended Roundtables, and sent in suggestions via email. This document is the result of your input, gathered across more than 80 different convenings over the last two years.

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Draft Plan Presented to Board of Trustees

Posted on September 15th, 2011 by Gina in Library Services

We’re posting the Draft BPL Compass Strategic Plan (dated 09072011) that was presented to the Boston Public Library Trustees at their September 15 meeting. This document features the already-approved Compass principles along with outcomes and strategies. It is a PDF document, 9 pages in length. We welcome continued community comment as this document continues to evolve. The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees will have the opportunity to formally adopt the strategic plan at their November 15 meeting. Before that, the Strategic Planning Committee will meet on October 12 to discuss changes to the document. If you can submit your comments prior to October 12, that would be very helpful.

Thank you to all who have made comments on this blog and those who have sent in their ideas via email to compass@bpl.org. Please keep your suggestions coming.

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Draft Compass Outcomes and Strategies

Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Gina in Library Services, Outcomes, Strategic Plan

As promised, we are posting the working draft of the Compass Outcomes and Strategies Document 09012011. It is a PDF document and is 13 pages in all.

Here are some notes on the document’s structure:

  • Principles appear at the tops of pages and are ordered with roman numerals.
  • Outcomes appear beneath each principle and ordered with uppercase letters.
  • Strategies appear beneath outcomes and are ordered with arabic numbers.
  • Potential ideas for staff-developed work plans appear under strategies and in italics. It is not expected that these internal work plan notes will appear in the final document.

The next milestone in this nearly two-year planning process is for the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees to receive a copy of the draft strategic plan. That will happen on September 15. If you are able to make your comments before that date – either via email to compass@bpl.org or as a post on this blog – we would greatly appreciate it. The strategic plan will be refined by the Strategic Planning Committee and Staff Compass Committee before and after the September 15 Trustee meeting. Both groups will continue to review comments and feedback. The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees will have the opportunity to formally adopt the strategic plan at their November 15 meeting.

Please give the document a good read and let us know whether this resonates with you, is clear, and whether anything is missing.

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