{"id":12697,"date":"2014-07-23T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=12697"},"modified":"2014-07-23T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T15:02:15","slug":"county-libraries-develop-three-year-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=12697","title":{"rendered":"County libraries develop three-year strategic plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/books-300x274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-885086\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"books\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/books-300x274.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>EXTON\u00a0\u2014 The county&#8217;s library system is charting a course for the future and has developed a new three-year plan to help the libraries better serve county patrons over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Chester County Library System (CCLS) Board of Trustees approved the new CCLS Strategic Plan\u2014 Strength in Numbers: Planning For Our Future 2014 \u2013 2017.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This new plan is designed to be aligned with the Chester County Commissioners\u2019 Priorities and creates a framework for responsive local libraries as they continue to meet their communities\u2019 expectations and evolving needs. It focuses on shared priorities that strengthen the system as a whole and helps the network of member libraries evolve and remain agile\u00a0\u00a0 The plan also promotes the spirit of inclusion, innovation and learning while creating and delivering value to the member libraries.<\/p>\n<p>The planning process explored the question of the future of libraries in terms of how people and communities learn, connect, read, access information, use technology and grow in an increasingly networked and online world.\u00a0 Data collection methods included an environmental scan, focus groups, and an online survey.\u00a0 The resulting plan focuses on matching the needs and values of the communities served by the system.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cclsplan\">bit.ly\/cclsplan<\/a>.\u00a0This page includes links to the Plan, key findings, and other resources used during the planning process.\u00a0 Copies of previous Strategic Plans and reports are also available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXTON\u00a0\u2014 The county&#8217;s library system is charting a course for the future and has developed a new three-year plan to help the libraries better serve county patrons over the next three years. Last week, the Chester County Library System (CCLS) Board of Trustees approved the new CCLS Strategic Plan\u2014 Strength in Numbers: Planning For Our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[15,235,4955],"class_list":["post-12697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chester-county","tag-library","tag-plans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}