Mission, Vision and Values
Our mission, vision and values as described in our 2018-2021 Strategic Plan.
Mission: Our Library will inspire our community to become more literate and engaged.
Vision: We are an agent for positive community transformation through interaction, discovery and learning.
Our values include:
- Access, inclusiveness and intellectual freedom
- Literacy, discovery and learning
- Service excellence
- Partnership
- Innovation
- Valuing and empowering employees
- Integrity
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2020 Library Services Review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
One of the goals identified in the Library’s 2018-2021 strategic plan was to “Undertake a baseline program and service review to provide benchmarks and best practices.” The Library has been increasing program offerings and trying to provide the best collection services but wanted to receive feedback from the community to see what services the community want to see at the Library. The goal of the Review was to engage the community in a conversation about the Library’s core services and to understand community and member themes. The three themes the Review focused on were:
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2020 Library Services Review - Summary Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Below is an initial overview of the data gathered from the 2020 Library Services Review survey responses. Based on your experiences with the Peterborough Public Library, please rate your overall impression.
Comments from those dissatisfied with the library:
If the library could change one thing to attract you as a member, what would it be?
If a branch was closer to you, why would you not use the library more? (i.e.: What can we change so you would use the library more?)
Operating hours Library operating hours at the time of the survey were:
Responses showed a need for longer hours and to be open on long weekends and Statutory Holidays such as Family Day and Canada Day. In thinking about the future of the Peterborough Public Library, which of these services would you support or not support?
Provided with the opportunity to explain why they would or would not support the new service points suggested, 274 respondents left comments which have been summarized below.
How may times have you visited the DelaFosse Branch in the last year?
70% of survey respondents have not been to the DelaFosse branch in the past year, with only 5% visiting more than 20 times. Respondents also provided feedback about the lack of accessibility of the DelaFosse branch. How may times in the past year have you visited the Main Library on Aylmer Street North?
Programming Respondents provided feedback with respect to the current programming offered:
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