Five+Year+Plan

Take a look at the surveys and "bucket" the quotes. In other words, cut and paste them to word documents by theme - "more staff", "newer books", "longer hours" so that we can get a realistic look at what people want.

And as far as brainstorming the plan itself - we are using a grid like this:


 * || doable now || doable with money || learning commons ||
 * Year one ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Year two ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Year three ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Year four ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Year five ||  ||   ||   ||

Some examples of these could be: **Doable:**
 * Elementary LMS morning duties in the library to allow them to staff the libraries their schools on the mornings they are present. This would allow students long enough to come in and return or check books out on their own, for example.
 * Get 5th graders onto LMS schedule
 * Coordinate more closely with other resources in town (public library, boostraps, sr. center. Etc.)

**Doable with money**
 * increased staffing - One full-time elementary LMS per elementary school, aide in middle school,
 * open longer hours before/after school,
 * % of budget to library items and subscriptions, etc.

**Learning Commons** – not discussed in detail at this meeting – need to flesh this out.

So we want to fill in the grids (and have you fill them in) with what we think are the most important improvements we can make based on where we currently are.