Long Range Plan 2003 - 2007 : The Strategic Plan and the Public Library Initiative 

THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY INITIATIVE
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The Strategic Plan for the Future of Library Services in Massachusetts was adopted by the Board of Library Commissioners in July 1993. It outlined a new approach to the improvement of library service for all residents of the Commonwealth built on multitype library cooperation and new state funding for regional library systems and statewide services. At a special meeting of the Board in January 2001, members of the library community enthusiastically affirmed the value and importance of the Strategic Plan initiatives to their libraries, to their customers and to themselves as librarians.

The specific programs implemented under the Strategic Plan are detailed elsewhere in this report. Here are a few highlights:


 1995 2001
Regional Membership 371 1694
Regional Delivery (items delivered) 2.5 million 3.8 million
Regional Training (attendance) 4845 8932
In State Interlibrary Loan 800,000 1.5 million
Statewide Licensed Databases (articles used) 0 3.3 million
Annual state support for automated networks $477,235 $1,950,235
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