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Provincial Priorities for Public LibrariesFriday, February 3rd, 2017

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$15M Investment2008

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At the end of the day….4 strategies emerged

 Responses

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Community of Practices 23.68% 1267

Competencies for library staff 23.19% 1241

Qualitative & Quantitative analysis process for the public library sector 25.98% 1390

Mobilize collaborative tools to build a bigger/better library “brand” 27.15% 1453

Totals 100% 5351

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Where are we now:

Communities of Practice

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Where are we now

Competencies for Library Staff

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Competencies Index

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Training SurveySummer 2016

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Where are we now

Measures: Qualitative & Quantitative Analyses

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The Book We Have All Been Waiting For!

Pre-orders on-site at the Library Marketplace

March 2017 Release Date

e-version available for free to OLA members via Wilson Web (upon publication)

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Creating a Culture of Evaluation

Chapters about:• Measuring social, cultural,

educational, and economic impact.• Understanding the research process,

defining outcome evaluation, building a culture of evaluation, and evaluation and advocacy.

• Cases studies.

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Where are we now

Northern Public Library Value Study

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Where are we now

Branding: Building understanding through

Environmental Scan

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FOPL: BrandingFor 2016

• A tagline & messaging Strategy “A Visit Will Get You Thinking”“Une visite : ça fait réfléchir”

• A marketing positioning campaignwww.thinkaboutlibraries.ca

http://www.oplw.ca

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FOPL: BrandingFor 2016

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FOPL:Other Initiatives

• Stats Report (released Feb. 2017)• OpenMediaDesk Initiative (Plan for 2017)• MarketProbe Public Opinion Poll (2015)• Government Submissions (2016-17)

Where are we now

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

The Ontario Culture Strategy: Telling our stories, growing our economy

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Culture Strategy

Goal 1 Promote cultural engagement and inclusion

Goal 2 Strengthen culture in communities

Goal 3 Fuel the creative economy

Goal 4 Promote the value of arts throughout government

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Where are we now

Scanning current initiatives - Ministry

First Nation Study

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Where are we now

Scanning current initiatives: Ministry

Public Library Program Review

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Scanning current initiatives

OLA & FOPL Discussion Paper on Library Program Review

OLA Three year Strategic Plan

OLS-North Strategic Plan

SOLS Training Consultation ReportProject Outcome: measuring the true impact of public libraries (PLA)

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Where do we go nowDiscussion tables (15 min)

“Given current events, are we still on the right track? Are there new priorities or initiatives we should be investigating?”

Please record your thoughts and be ready to share.

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http://symposia.library.on.ca/

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