DCDL Strategic Plan 2025 – 2027
Introduction
This plan is the culmination of seven months of systematic inquiry, feedback, and analysis from all stakeholders of the Delaware County District Library: our Citizens, Board of Trustees, Community Partners, and Staff Members.
From the opening SOAR Analysis in October 2023 to the Community Survey in March 2024, the Strategic Planning committee has led myriad focus groups and surveys, reviewed hundreds of pages of research and articles, and compiled community and patron data and statistics to identify trends, needs, opportunities, and goals for our Library system for the next three years. We were driven to answer the question of “How do we become the DCDL that our community wants and needs us to be?”
We recognize that Delaware County and the patrons we serve are constantly changing and evolving, and we must be both proactive and responsive to effectively support them and their success. This Strategic Plan is intended to serve as a framework to use in making key decisions, to position the Library as a trusted and relevant resource for every member of our community.
The Strategic Planning Committee included Chair Jayna McDaniel-Browning, Subcommittee Chairs Bridget Dailey, Rachel Rausch, and Traci Higgins, and Committee Members Kadra Ahmed, Cindi Bardash, Carrie Coyne, Alice Mackey, Mark Stevens, and Scott Szuch. We gratefully acknowledge Director Bryan Howard, Deputy Director Molly Meyers-LaBadie, Fiscal Officer Angie Grossenbacher, the Board of Trustees, and the entire staff of DCDL for their support of this important work.
Mission
We open doors to imagination, knowledge, connection, and discovery.
Vision
DCDL is our community’s cornerstone for discovery through all stages of life. Here, we learn, grow, and connect.
Values
Lifelong learning, Community, Service
Priorities
DCDL is accessible and convenient. DCDL connects our community. DCDL is a dependable steward of the public trust. DCDL is a great place to work.
Please click the link below to read the full report as passed by the DCDL Board of Trustees on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The report does not include measures of success, which will be added by DCDL administration at a later date.