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Strategic Plan for 2024 2026
A community visioning process for our Lake Oswego Public Library was completed in 2023, and
we now have a strategic plan in place guided by the community's vision to improve Library
access for all. Our top strategic priorities and goals are detailed below. The Library is
committed to promoting life-long learning as Lake Oswego's cultural, social and intellectual
hub, while striving to serve the needs of our entire community.
The community
believes that the
Library is...
SERVE PEOPLE • Mobile Rover Services • For the people
• Home Delivery • A cornerstone of civi
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BUILDING • Hold Lockers • A community-builder
• A learning hub for all
• A leader and
innovator
Residents participated
• Study and Meeting Rooms in the visioning process
• Improved Spaces for Youth through:
CREATE SPACE • Modern Library Services
• Adequately Sized for • 100 key informant
TO EXPAND Population interviews
SERVICES • 4 Task Force session
• 4 focus groups
5 community forums
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FREE passes to: :•Portland Japanese Garden - . 1, ri-:'..!'t
•Portland Art Museum ��
•Oreg on State Parks
•Pittock Mansion , ,i`' ti
•Lan Su Chinese Garden ; 4 ,\.f _ ,
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•Hallie Ford Museum of Art i
•Oregon Historical Society
•Gilbert House Children's Museum , I ,' '
•The Oregon Garden l
•End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
World Languages Collection WORLD
In 2023, LOPL added 969 new adult world '■ANGUAGE
languages books and 560 youth titles.
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We now offer Mango, a popular language- 4P •_r-
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For adults, we will be launching the World 1
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Programs for Children �,
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Enjoy Children's programming in k S�• ° ' - r
Mandarin, Spanish, and sign language in • '
addition to English, thanks to the Friends "
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The Global Stories readaloud program !` � `
features stories in a different language �ti s
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