Planning

Public Library Plans

Put simply, planning is deciding what is going to happen at the library over the next few years.  It involves these basic questions:

• What are the needs in the community?

• What is the purpose of the library related to community needs?

• Where are we now?

• Where do we want to go?

• How will we get there?

• How will we know what we accomplished?

Your library will need to create its own plan to meet the unique needs of your community.  These sample plans will give you an idea of what a library plan looks like:

Bettendorf Public Library Information Center

Iowa City Public Library

Keokuk Public Library

LeGrand Pioneer Heritage Public Library

Planning Consultants

The following is a list of Iowa consultants familiar with the Public Library Association's planning process called The New Planning for Results.  Contact them directly to discuss availability, fees, and other details.

• Karen Burns, Administrator (Available only in SW Iowa as part of SW LSA services)
  Southwest Iowa Library Service Area
  427 E. Kanesville, Suite 404
  Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  Phone 712-328-9218
  kburns@swilsa.lib.ia.us
• Faye Clow
  3116 Maplewood Drive
  Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
  563-332-5326
  f.clow@mchsi.com
• Susan Henricks
  2108 N. Main Street
  Dubuque, IA  52001
  563-584-0613
  or 563-589-4126 
  shenricks@stout.dubuque.lib.ia.us
• Roy Kenagy, Administrator
  Central Iowa Library Service Area
  rkenagy@cilsa.lib.ia.us
  (800) 542-7273
  local (515) 963-1943
  cell (515) 419-3394
• Kim Boynton Kietzman, Administrator (Available only in SE Iowa as part of SE LSA services)
  Southeastern Library Services
  2435 Kimberly Road, Suite 210N
  Bettendorf, IA 52722
  800.397.0029 (In Iowa)
  563.386.7848
  kkietzman@sls.lib.ia.us
• Bonnie McKewon, Director (Available only in NW Iowa as part of NW LSA services)
  Northwest Iowa Library Services
  P.O. Box 1319
  Sioux City, IA  51102-1319
  712-255-2939
  mckewon@nwils.lib.ia.us