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Boston Public Library
Strategic Planning

The BPL Compass

BPL Compass, Phases I & II

BPL Compass Outreach and Public Engagement Summary
Collected Comments on Draft Principles
Online Survey Summary, March 2010 (PDF)
Online Survey Open Response Themes, March 2010 (PDF)
BPL By the Numbers
Compass Committees Members

Phase I — Community Conversations
Phase II — Strategic Planning
- Announcement of Phase II of Strategic Planning Process – October 7, 2010
- Open House & Launch of Phase 2 of Strategic Planning: the BPL Compass Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1:00 p.m.
  - Remarks by James Carroll, BPL Trustee and Chair of Compass Committee
- BPL Compass Draft Principles — October 23, 2010
- Draft Compass Principles presented to BPL Board of Trustees — November 16, 2010
- BPL Compass Principles Unanimously approved by the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees on December 16, 2010
- Press Release summarizing the Compass process and principles
Other Important Documents
- Our Mission, Vision, and Priorities, January 2009
- A Proposal for Developing a Strategic Framework for the BPL, September 2009
- Neighborhood Service Initiative Report, July 2008