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� Pequot Lakes Library — 2019 Projects L 1 R R A R Y Paving North Parking Lot The Library Board has identified as a priority that, once improvements have been made to Rasmussen Road, the north parking lot of the Library be paved with permeable pavement. Part-Time Librarian The Library Board has also identified as a priority the hiring of a part-time librarian to handle cataloguing and other"back office" duties that have previously been handled by a couple of highly dedicated volunteers, one of whom has now retired. Replacement of Popcorn Wagon Wheels The popcorn wagon,which is an important fixture in Trailside Park during the summer, requires new wheels. Completion of Strategic Plan Since early summer of 2018, Library Board members and volunteers (Library Team) have been working on a strategic planning process that included, during the fall of 2018, significant community input through both a community-based Planning Committee and Public Conversations that were open to all members of the public. (The planning schedule can be found on page 2.) The process used as its basic framework the standard public library planning process, The New Planning for Results. This process is a collaborative effort between community residents and library staff—in this case,library volunteers. The Library Team is now at the point of writing the strategic plan,based on the conclusions of the Planning Committee, after incorporating all of the public input. This is scheduled to be completed by the end of March. Comments will then be provided by the Planning Committee. If any revisions are required,they will be made,and then the final version will be submitted to the Library Board, and then to the City Council for approval (May 2019). In summer of 2019,we hope to begin implementation of the Strategic Plan,which, according to the recommendations of the Planning Committee,will built around the library focusing on the following services: • Basic Literacy • Commons (Public Space) • Information Literacy • Community Referral • Current Topics and Titles • Lifelong Learning Additionally, it was noted that the highest priorities are ensuring the continued success of the library's volunteer staff and the potential supplementation of the volunteer staff with the hiring of a paid part-time staff person. In addition, staffing may also include the use of interns for certain functions that do not require continuity over time. Also among the