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Strategy |
FY 2002 |
FY 2003 |
Needs/Costs |
|
A |
Conduct training needs assessment & provide training opportunities to meet changing needs |
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Staff time; no new funding |
|
A |
Seek grant funding for the New Mexico BIEN (Border Health Information & Education Network) project in El Paso to provide consumer health information |
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Grant funding required; requires coordination with Grants Office; staff time |
|
A |
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Implement the expansion of the New Mexico BIEN project |
Staff time; requires coordination with Grants Office; $100,000 Estimate |
|
B |
Host & support the authors from the Las Cruces Border Book Festival, as well as other development opportunities that support authors & literary arts |
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Staff time; no new funding |
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B |
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Host & support the authors from the Las Cruces Border Book Festival, as well as other development opportunities that support authors & literary arts |
$10,000 Estimate; staff time |
|
B |
Develop awareness campaign to encourage public support of Library funding & services through improved customer service |
Implement awareness campaign to encourage public support of Library funding & services |
Staff time; no new funding |
|
C |
Actively promote locally offered University of Texas at Austin masters degree program in Library & Information Science |
Actively promote locally offered University of Texas at Austin masters degree program in Library & Information Science |
Staff time; no new funding |
|
C |
Implement new Library Automated System, providing Internet access to the Library's on line catalog & other resources |
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$635.000 Budgeted as Quality of Life Bond Funds |
|
C |
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Coordinate new Library automated system & access via the Internet |
$50,000 Estimate for new Systems Librarian; requires coordination with Information Technology |
|
C |
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Assist with usage of the Library computer labs & access to the Internet |
$75,000 Estimate for two Lab Assistants |
|
C |
Provide research of historic buildings & properties to improve preservation |
Provide research of historic buildings & properties to improve preservation |
Staff time |
|
C |
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Begin digitizing the Library's collection of historic photos |
Staff time, Grant Office $50,000 in grant funds |
|
D |
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Write & publish a history of the El Paso Public Library |
Staff time, Grant funds, funding expected from the Library Association |
|
D |
Increase promotions of the Library's "Raza" & Southwest Collection |
Increase promotions of the Library's "Raza" & Southwest Collection |
Budgeted FY 2002: $30,000; FY 2003 |
|
E |
Influence Library initiatives & legislation that affects needs on regional, state & national level through participation in library associations & affiliations |
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$20,000 in travel funds; includes outside funding from the Friends of the Library & the Library Association Board |
|
E |
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Through participation EPAL, the Border Regional Library Association, the Texas Library Association, REFORMA, & the American Library Association, influence Library initiatives & legislation that affects library on regional, state & national level |
$20,000 in travel funds |
|
E |
Develop a plan to support free or discounted bus transportation to Library programs |
|
Staff time; requires coordination with Sun Metro |
|
F |
Develop marketing plan for Library programs to promote literacy & lifelong learning |
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Staff time; no new funding |
|
F |
|
Start implementation of programs to promote literacy & lifelong learning |
$15,000 Estimate; staff time |
|
F |
Create Read El Paso/Lea El Paso! Initiative, to include a community-wide reading program |
|
Staff time; no new funding; requires increased local sponsorships |
|
F |
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Expand the Read El Paso/Lea El Paso! Initiative |
$20,000 Estimate; staff time; grant funding application needed; requires coordination with Grants Office |
|
F |
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Implement Library's new Young Adult Teen Program |
$45,000 Estimate for Program Coordinator; staff time |
|
F |
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Coordinate new local library events & expand teen programs |
$35,000 Estimate for Events Coordinator; staff time |
|
G |
Extend hours of operation in Library branches from 35 to 40-45 per week |
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Staff time; no new funding |
|
G |
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Extend hours of operation in Library branches to 50-55 per week |
$1,500,000 Estimate |
|
G |
Research historical data sites for the Historical Marker Program |
Research historical data sites for the Historical Marker Program |
Staff time |
|
J |
|
Support business owners & operators by providing resources to enhance business & economic development |
$55,000 Estimate; requires coordination with Grants Office & private sector partnerships |
|
L |
Seek new funding to continue ESL, GED, Adult Basic Education & Citizenship classes at Library facilities |
|
Staff time; requires coordination with Grants Office, other partners, class instructors ($100,000 Estimate grant funding) |
|
L |
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Expand ESL, GED, Adult Basic Education & Citizenship classes at Library facilities |
$100,000 Estimate; grant funding application submission; requires coordination with Grants Office |
