Piscataway Public Library Strategic Plan

Mission

Piscataway Public Library provides opportunities for all members of the community to learn and connect.

We Value

  • Access
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Learning & Literacy
  • Community Engagement
  • Intellectual Freedom & the Right to Read
  • Curiosity & Innovation

Opening Access

Library services and resources are accessible to all members of our community.

  • Review and revise policies and practices to reduce or eliminate barriers to using the library.
  • Evaluate and update physical spaces and customer service points for accessibility.
  • Continue to prioritize remote access to Library resources and services.

Celebrating Our Community

Library services, programs, and collections reflect the diversity of our community.

  • Develop services and collections to be receptive and responsive to the community.
  • Evaluate Library services and collections for diversity visibility.

The Library affirms its commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility.

  • Facilitate opportunities for library users to explore commonalities and differences.
  • Foster a sense of community through library services, resources, and spaces.

Welcoming Learners

Cultivate the Library’s community of learners, readers, and explorers.

  • Offer events and educational opportunities in response to expressed community interests.
  • Encourage patrons to explore and develop experiential knowledge through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and making programs.

The Library supports all forms and stages of literacy.

  • Offer a robust array of services and collections for developing early literacy skills.
  • Encourage patrons in building and refining literacies through collections, services, and events.
  • Provide a variety of opportunities for English language learners to develop and improve spoken and written English skills.

Building Outreach, Engagement, and Visibility

Engage the public in an ongoing conversation about their needs and interests.

  • Solicit feedback from the public about Library services and investigate opportunities to implement their suggestions.

Connect with other organizations in the community to better serve patrons.

  • Enhance and maintain a robust and multi-faceted relationship with Piscataway Township Schools, private schools and homeschoolers to support students and families.
  • Develop and sustain relationships with community groups and increase collaborative opportunities.

Strengthen Library communications.

  • Design and implement a communications plan to inform the community about Library services.
  • Apply a new branding strategy.

 

Approved by the Library Board of Trustees on March 14, 2022.