Faculty and higher education administrators support stable and adequate funding for libraries. Librarians play a key instructional role on college and university campuses. All Oregonians are served by tax supported public libraries. Public libraries and their supporters work together to form economically viable and efficient organizations capable of providing and sustaining a wide range of high quality services. Planning and Marketing Goal Oregon libraries design and target services in response to community needs.
All libraries have a long-range strategic plan.
Library staff utilize market research tools to assess, address and advertise services to specific populations. Oregon libraries work together with community partners to reach out to diverse populations including non-English speaking groups and older citizens. Oregon libraries maintain and use current and projected community trend information to plan for changing service needs. Library staff evaluate current services and redirect resources as necessary to meet community needs. We need your feedback.