HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - 2025-03-12CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO February 12, 2025
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Present: Kent Watson, Pat Walls, Mark Pontarelli, Seth Pauley, Joy Fabos, Patrick Walsh, Councilor
Verdick, Enid Rittman, Anisha Oruganty, Liberty Planck
Staff Present: Melissa Kelly, Donna Harlan
Absent: Lilisa Hall, Phil Wikelund
1. Call to Order
The Library Advisory Board (LAB) meeting was called to order at the Lake Oswego Public
Library (LOPL) on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
2. Minutes
Motion to approve was made by Fabos and seconded by Watson. The January 8, 2025
minutes were unanimously approved by LAB.
3. City Council Update – Councilor Verdick
o The county is in process of getting bids related to the roundabout at Stafford and Child;
expect late spring/early summer that traffic patterns are going to change.
o 2025 Council goal setting was completed. Council goals were reviewed later in the
meeting.
4. Public Comment - none
5. Director’s Report - Melissa Kelly
Biennium budget preparation highlights
• Kelly shared the following items that the library is currently budgeting for in the upcoming
biennium:
o Personnel needs for the 33.7 FTE allocation at the library.
o The purchase & ongoing maintenance of bookmobile, which is expected for delivery
in August.
o Replacing four of the five library self-checkout machines. The one on the 2nd floor will
not be replaced as it is not used often.
o Budgeting funds for hold lockers and book vending machines, once the county
approves the vendor which is expected this summer.
o Budgeting for increased communications with our community. A library strategic goal
is to grow community awareness of the needs of the library, and we are allocating
funds for this purpose.
o The staff training budget is being increased. The library has always invested in staff
professional development in sending staff to conferences, and are seeing more of an
interest in bringing in trainers on a variety of topics. We look for qualified trainers, and
appreciate recommendations from other libraries and conferences we have attended
on different topics. We are working with the City’s Equity Program manager and the
City is hosting citywide trainings as well.
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o The library will be refreshing our outreach collection.
▪ We are thinking about the library’s relationship with Hunger Fighters, a
program that is funded by the Friends and Kiwanis, bringing books to families,
where we may create an outreach collection that is like a mini lending library.
▪ Watson asked if there is a bookmobile plan. Kelly shared there is a plan in
progress, including:
• The Lead Library Assistant position is open again for applications.
• We will have a training in August on the bookmobile.
• Personnel needs related to the bookmobile are being discussed .
• The plan is to have 12 public service hours a week with the
bookmobile. This equates to about 5-6 stops per week.
• Rover will continue in the interim with monthly visits to senior living
facilities and pop-ups at the indoor playground.
• The library has received invitations to the Sustainability Fair, LO Pride
Festival and other city cultural events.
o We will continue to grow our e-content collection as demands for e-content continue
to increase. Electronic audio books are the fastest growing collection in terms of
circulation rates.
o We are anticipating an inflation to print book prices and are including that in the
budget.
o This biennium there are increased costs for the janitorial contract, landscape contract
and bank service fees.
Annual fundraising report highlights
• The library partnered with the Friends this year and directed supporters to consider
becoming members of the Friends.
o Year-end donations (November – December 2024) to the Library: $4,796.00.
o Year-end donations (includes memberships, November – December 2024) to the
Friends: $11,150.00.
Strategic plan priorities for 2025
• Kelly stated that the library has 3 priorities for 2025, related to the Strategic Plan.
o Expand outreach services. This includes increasing our dedicated staff and
equipment, including the bookmobile, working toward hold lockers and expanding
home delivery.
o Improve services to residents who speak a language other than English. We continue
to improve our collections and programs and grow our W orld Languages collection.
We have funds set aside in our budget to continue our translations as well as working
on making our foyer more welcoming for all.
o Grow community awareness of modern library service models and our community’s
facility needs for a library/community center space. It is a City Council goal again this
year to develop a strategy for an all ages, all activities community center that is also
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envisioned to include library services. Kelly will continue to update LAB as we know
more.
Classes and events updates
• Kelly mentioned the latest events at the library. LOPL is proud of our partnerships with th e
community that have helped LOPL plan and put on these programs. Events from the last
month include:
o Martin Luther King Jr celebration, held in Council Chambers, had 200 attendees and
was standing room only.
o Lunar New Year celebration, held this past weekend at ACC, saw 300 attendees and
filled that building as well.
▪ It is great we are able to maximize the two largest spaces the city has and it
demonstrates how we need more space.
▪ We are hoping to partner with LOSD in the future for our Lunar New Year event
to accommodate more people.
o The 1st in the series of the Senior Scholars program was held at ACC and discussed
AI. 100 registered/attended and more than 20 were on the waitlist.
▪ With the AI program so popular, April, one of our librarians, is planning a series
of programs about AI, fact checking, finding reliable news sources and spotting
scams. Dates are scheduled from March-November. Some of them will be part
of the Senior Scholars program, but the classes are not just for seniors and will
be geared toward all ages.
6. New Business
Council Goals overview
• Kelly shared the City Council webpage that lists the 2025 City Council goals.
• Some goals are a continuation from last year that take more than a year to make
happen.
• Kelly reviewed the Council goals with LAB. The link and pdf of the 2025 City council
goals will be emailed to LAB.
• Councilor Verdick discussed some of the council goals with LAB and answered
questions.
• Discussion was had at length related to the library’s facility needs and sharing these
needs with the public.
Options for April LAB meeting
• The group will decide at the March meeting if the April meeting will be canceled in lieu of
attending LO Reads events or if they will meet and have a study session related to
library needs and how to relay that information to the community.
7. Chair Remarks – Patrick Walsh
• Walsh loves the passion this group has and wanted the group to know that he is here
for everyone and encourages members to call or email if there are things you would like
him to bring to the meetings.
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• Walsh thanked everyone for being here each month for something we all really believe
in.
8. Youth Liaison Remarks – Enid Rittman; Anisha Oruganty
• Oruganty: Announced the Asian cultural festival will be on April 19, at Lake Oswego
High School. It will be held from 3pm – 8pm and she encouraged all to come. Booths
will be from 3pm - 6pm and performances from 6pm – 8pm. Each booth represents a
small businesses or nonprofit from different cultural organizations. The library was
invited to participate by hosting a booth. Kelly appreciated the invitation and will look
into staffing for the event.
• Rittman: Shared with LAB that LOSD is facing budget cuts and with classes being cut,
she felt it would be great for the library to fill in those areas that are going to be taken
away at school. Suggestions included study spaces, learning supplies or a STEM area
for robotics or maker stage. Kelly appreciated the information so the library can see
where we might be able to supplement with programming and other resources .
9. Friends of the Library - Kent Watson
• LO Reads book giveaway to Friends members started this week; there are 10 board
members donating 3 hours chunks of time to sit at the desk, and they have given away
about 100 books and already had 15-20 new members just yesterday.
• Friends are looking for new members – specifically assistance with development work,
computer systems, marketing and communications.
• The Booktique recently received a donation of 40 boxes of 1st edition Mass market
paperbacks and the books are selling fast. Watson mentioned that two of these books
have sold for $500.
• Watson believes the Booktique is receiving an influx due to Powell’s not giving cash for
books anymore, so why not get a tax credit and donate the books.
• Last month the Booktique brought in $13,000.
10. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Pontarelli, seconded by Watson. The meeting was adjourned
at 8:28 pm. The next LAB meeting will be held March 12, 2025.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna Harlan
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025
General Information
Number of new borrowers/patrons added 267 2,414
Number of registered borrowers 24,741 24,741
Books and other print items
Number of physical units owned 124,727 124,727
Number of physical units added 813 7,930
Audio Materials
Number of physical units owned 16,255 16,255
Number of physical units added 83 573
Video Materials
Number of physical units owned 19,163 19,163
Number of physical units added 67 703
Other library materials
Number of physical units owned 1,053 1,053
Number of physical units added 0 60
Total items owned 161,198 161,198
Total items added 963 9,266
Magazine Issues
Number of physical units owned 1,882 1,882
Number of physical units added 121 1,016
Holds Placed 13,555 112,044
Holds Filled 10,985 92,622
Holds Expired 27 257
Holds Expired on shelf 1,403 12,333
Circulation of library materials at all facilities for the fiscal year
Library2Go & Advantage Circulation Combined 13,823 107,929
E-book Reader Circulation with material type of CHILD 4 44
E-book Reader Circulation with material type of YA 1 9
Adult Checkouts 17,056 145,552
Adult Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 11,023 90,092
No Longer Used - -
Adult Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 306 2,305
Adult Renewals (via TeleCirc) 92 755
Adult Renewals (TOTAL) 11,421 93,152
February 2025
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025February 2025
YA Checkouts 717 8,176
YA Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 544 6,261
No Longer Used - -
YA Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 15 243
YA Renewals (via TeleCirc) 0 4
YA Renewals (TOTAL) 559 6,508
Child 1st-time circ excluding E-book Reader uses 10,895 98,926
YA 1st-time circ excluding E-book Reader uses 716 8,167
Number of Circulation of Electronic Materials 13,828 107,982
Child Checkouts 10,899 98,970
Child Renewals (via WorkFlows and PAC) 6,204 60,616
No Longer Used - -
Child Renewals (via Shoutbomb) 335 3,266
Child Renewals (via TeleCirc) 2 51
Child Renewals (TOTAL) 6,541 63,933
Total 1st-time circulation 42,495 314,045
Total renewals 18,521 163,593
Total circ of Adult materials 28,477 238,704
Total circ of YA & Childrens materials 18,716 177,587
Total circ of YA materials 1,275 14,675
Total circ of Childrens materials 17,440 162,903
Total circ 61,020 524,264
Self-Check Circulation
Self-check checkouts 23,855 213,112
% of physical item checkouts at self-checks 83.2% 84.4%
Check Ins
items CHECKED IN via book drop or circ desk return 29,559 268,298
items CHECKED IN from "in transit" status 23,072 186,987
TOTAL items checked in 52,631 455,285
Lake Oswego
Fiscal Year to date
ending June 2025February 2025
Items loaned to other libraries
Items loaned to other libraries within resource-sharing network
(LINCC)16,393 129,424
Interlibrary Loans - Items Loaned to All Other Libraries (OCLC)219 1,628
Total loans to other libraries 16,612 131,052
Items borrowed from other libraries
Items borrowed from libraries within resource-sharing network
(LINCC)14,194 121,036
Interlibrary Loans - Items Borrowed from All Other Libraries
(OCLC)79 745
Total loans from other libraries 14,273 121,781
NET ILL using a shared catalog of automation system (LINCC) 2,199 8,388
Number of public Internet computer sessions 0
LO does not use Envisionware PC Reservation.
Adult Services
February 2025 Monthly Report
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it was certainly packed with fun and
interesting programs, staff trainings, and even a couple of snowy days! Here’s a look back at
our work in February:
• The stairwell gallery featured impressive drawings and paintings by local artist Daniel
Kessner. The exhibit included a portrait of the artist’s cat, which he did by holding the
paintbrush in his mouth, instead of his hand!
• We created several book displays, including two for Black History Month, one for Lunar
New Year, one for Blind Date with a Book, and one for National Day of Reading.
• Together with Circulation staff, we brought Rover to Greenridge Estates senior living
facility, where we assisted 18 people with tech help and by finding their next great read.
• Librarian Alicia Yokoyama delivered a presentation on library resources for patrons
with low vision at The Springs Senior Living facility.
• All library staff participated in two trainings:
o A City-wide training on the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-
Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy
o A training by Ryan Dowd on de-escalation
• We wrapped up our Winter Reading Bingo program and drew winners for four gift
baskets. 56 people participated in the program this year, which is a 70% increase from
last year!
• Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library, we hosted the following events in
the library and/or virtually:
o A Crafting with Rubber Stamps workshop where participants made their
own greeting cards and learned how to stamp on velvet and with embossing
powder.
o Our First Tuesday Music Concert featuring country soul singer and
songwriter Tiffany Bird.
o A Lunar New Year Festival at the Adult Community Center, which featured a
lion dance, Nanta drumming, and a traditional Korean fan dance, musical
performances by Palisades World Language School students, a red envelope
craft, a dumpling folding tutorial, and a floral arrangement demo. This
special event drew 308 attendees! We will look for a larger venue next year.
o A Bookish Affair met virtually to discuss Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene
Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham.
o A presentation by Olympian, educator, and author Carolyn Wood on
“Olympic Dreams and the gifts of Practice.”
o A Genealogy Interest Group meeting at the ACC and online.
o Our Third Tuesday Author Talk featuring Josephine Woolington, author of
Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest at the
Lake Theater & Cafe
o Our monthly Poetry Group meeting
o Our monthly Trivia Night program
o Our second Senior Scholar program with the ACC on The Role of Immigration
in Shaping our Communities with Chicana author Emilly Prado
o Building Bridges Book Group met to discuss James by Percival Everett
o A World Cinema showing of the Nezha, an animated film inspired by ancient
Chinese folklore at the Lake Theater and Café
o A Presentation by Mariah Rocker from Oregon Black Pioneers on Black
Exclusion in Oregon
Stats
Reference & Readers’ Advisory Interactions: 1,699
Programs for Adults: 16
Adult Program Attendance: 401*
Programs for All Ages: 2
All Ages Program Attendance – 336
*Does not include attendance for recorded events.
Lunar New Year Festival: Nanta Drumming by
Oregon Korean Performing Arts Lunar New Year Festival: White Lotus lion dancers enthrall the crowd
Youth Services
February 2025 Monthly Report
Twenty-eight days, thirty programs, 939 attendees, not including the Lunar New Year Festival or Winter Reading Bingo.
Phew! Staff also managed to fit in EEO training, Ryan Dowd Training, LINCC committee meetings and the orientation of a
new on-call librarian.
Programming:
Our ongoing cultural, world language, and STEM and early literacy programming is consistently popular and well
attended. This month we hosted the LO robotics team “All Hands On Tech” for two intro to robotics demonstrations.
They were a blast and very much appreciated. With crowds of 60 and 70+ at the two events, we were clearly pushing
our limits on space.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Our annual Black History Month display which includes Black Celebration book sets was
very popular this year. We created booklists of juvenile and YA titles to be shared at the Black Cultural Festival at
Lakeridge High School.
February’s Global Stories Project Read-aloud featured Jie,
who goes by Jessica.
She was born and grew up in northern China and moved over
to the US for school. Jessica worked for a Tech company for 8
years before her entire family moved over to the beautiful
Pacific Northwest about 3 years ago. Perhaps inspired by the
Lunar New Year (of the snake) families really turned out for
the Mandarin stories, enjoyed learning some Chinese
calligraphy, and made beautiful lucky red envelopes which had
been prepared by Jessica’s two children.
The Lunar New Year Festival was a collaboration between LOSD, the ACC, LO for Love and a number of other
organizations. Students from the Palisades World Language school performed and contributed a group art project for
the Year of the Snake. The event was held at the ACC and was very well attended, with an over capacity crowd packed
into the largest room there.
Teen Advisory Board
TAB had a quiet month. Their book group leader was on vacation and their monthly meeting occurred during the
snowstorm. However, that did not stop a number of them from gathering early in the month to decorate valentine’s day
cookies, watch a Romcom and paint their nails in preparation for the winter formal.
Bulletin Board
The February ArtBar was a celebration of Black artist
Jacob Lawrence and his series of collage cityscapes.
With a dark background and their choices of colored
paper, our families rose to the challenge.
Outreach/Inreach
Hilary’s last visit to Mayaan Torah before her retirement presented them with a chance to express their immense thanks
for all of the storytimes she’s presented for them over the last two years. And Maryam’s Preschool (Lake Oswego’s only
preschool promise site) is always very appreciative of Amy’s visits.
The Lake Grove Elementary School first graders visited the Library during their tour of downtown and to complete their
community helpers curriculum. They also went to City Hall, visited LOPD and did a tour of the Gallery without Walls. We
rotated three classes through different spaces in the library in the hour before opening. All of the students that did not
already have library cards received one, and they were very excited.
Stats
Reader’s Advisory/reference – 440 (includes 1000BBK and New Parent Gift bags)
Program attendance – 30/939 (includes storytime, special programs, outreach and LEGO club)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Regardless of the snow, the Library was able to remain open during most of the mid-month weather
event. We closed 2 hours early on February 13.
• February 17, our Facilities team had concrete poured to level out the ground for our replacement
parking lot return bin, which was successfully installed and reopened on 2/26.
• The Outreach Lead Library Assistant position was posted externally and received 164 ap plications. We
plan to review the applications and interview for the position in March.
NOTABLE STATISTICS
*The Library was closed Monday, February 17, for Presidents’ Day. The Library closed early at 5pm on
Thursday, February 13, for inclement weather.
Items checked in
Items sorted by AMH
Items renewed
Items borrowed from outside the County
Items loaned outside the County
Items borrowed from LINCC libraries
Items loaned to LINCC libraries
Holds filled
Held items not checked out
Library cards issued to new members
eCards issued
Home Deliveries
Carts shelved
Average daily carts shelved
Cultural Pass reservations
Seed Library Checkouts
Indoor Visitors
Curbside Visitors
Self-checkout
52,631
40,813
18,521
79
219
14,194
16,393
10,985
1,403
267
39
18
783
28
84
265
14,427
8
83.2%
CIRCULATION SERVICES
Technical Services Department
February 2025 Monthly Report
Newest Graphic Novels Now Easier to Browse
New Adult Graphic Novels are easy to find at the beginning of the Graphic Novel section
At the end of 2023, the Library started shelving all of the new CD Audiobooks together,
at the beginning of the audiobook section, in response to patron requests over the years.
Previously, new items were just inter-filed on the shelves among the older materials,
with a yellow ‘New’ label on the spine to indicate recent arrivals.
Librarian Alicia Yokoyama noticed that the new section was easier for patrons to
browse, and that ‘New’ audiobooks were getting checked out more often, so it was
decided to try shelving new items separately in the Adult Graphic Novels collection as
well.
This month, Tech Services’ Rick Lyons helped the project by shifting all of the graphic
novels to make room for the New Adult Graphic Novels display, which we anticipate
will be well-received by patrons.
Programs & Volunteer Services
February 2025 Report
February 2025 Volunteer Stats
Total Volunteers Serving 230
Total Volunteer Hours 1045
• Met weekly with Social Media Committee to plan daily posts/weekly focus to promote
library events. Communicated updates as needed.
• Represented LOPL with Strategic Communications Team at City level. Focusing efforts in
Q1 on social media protocols, a new City website and supporting City Council’s goals
with maximizing communication to our residents.
• Finalized the brochure for How to Read a Book for 2025 for printing by LO Review.
• Updated Lake Oswego Reads website in preparation of a month of events in April 2025.
• Coordinated volunteers for February Library Events inside the library and at City-
sponsored events.
• Updated Home Delivery patron listings and volunteer assignments.
• Supported teen volunteers and committee members for Lunar New Year Celebration.
• Coordinated with all participants for events in April for Lake Oswego Reads 2025.
2024
STRATEGIC PLANPROGRESS REPORT
DRAFT
Dear Library Friends and Supporters,
Thank you for your interest in the future of our Library. Our Library is a well-
loved community resource, a treasure trove of opportunities for enrichment
and connection, a bastion of knowledge and possibility, and a place where
everyone belongs. In order for our Library to meet the intellectual and social
needs of the Lake Oswego community now and into the future, we have
been busy researching and planning. This includes gathering information
about state-of-the-art library facilities, seeking the community’s input on
hopes and dreams, and imagining the new services and spaces that modern
libraries offer and that Lake Oswegans deserve access to.
A community visioning process to determine the long-term needs of our
Lake Oswego Public Library was completed in 2023. The findings from the
wide range of community input received, including a framework developed
by the Council-appointed task force, deeply informed the development of
our strategic plan for the Library for 2024-2026. The plan includes four
priorities, along with implementation initiatives for each priority. There is
awesome potential for our community as we move toward our own Library of
the future.
We are pleased to bring you this 2024 progress report of our work to
implement this strategic plan. It is our hope that as you explore this brochure,
you will become as excited as we are to bring this community-informed
vision for our Library to life. Inside you will find the following:
Our priorities (four areas of focus)
Our initiatives (specific goals)
The progress we have made so far
Thank you for supporting our Library’s future, with all of the valuable
resources and opportunities for learning, inspiration and connection that
modern libraries provide to strengthen and enrich their communities.
With gratitude,
Melissa Kelly, Library Director
A MESSAGE FROMTHE DIRECTOR
DRAFT
STRATEGIC FOCUS
IMPROVE
ACCESS FOR ALL
Create space to expand services
Increase awareness of the library’s value
Support staff wellbeing and growth
Serve people beyond the building
PRIORITIES
DRAFT
1. SERVE PEOPLE
BEYOND THE
BUILDING
INITIATIVE 1.1
INITIATIVE 1.2
Utilize known, as well as emerging,
technologies to enhance digital access.
Expand service delivery and enhance
access to library staff and collections
across the community.
A bookmobile was ordered and is
expected to arrive by Fall 2025. It
has an ADA accessible ramp to
allow everyone to get on and off
comfortably.
We expanded and enhanced mobile services
to reach 2,584 residents at 34 pop-up
events throughout the City. Visitors got
technology help, consulted with librarians,
applied for library cards, checked out seeds,
books, Library of Things items and more!
The library reallocated resources to create a new
position and hired a full-time Lead Library Assistant
for Outreach Services.
Outreach planning has been focusing on community
mapping and research, relationship building, and
continuing to strengthen current partnerships to
offer mobile pop-ups until our bookmobile arrives.
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At the county level, we developed purchasing requirements in
preparation for future equipment purchases, such as updated self-
checkout machines, hold lockers, and library-material vending
machines. Stay tuned for timeline updates on these acquisitions.
Dedicated staff, more volunteers
and active promotion saw 125%
growth in Home Delivery
enrollment since August 2023.
This program provides residents
access to library materials
curated by a librarian and
hand-delivered by a volunteer.
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Lake Oswego Reads added a children’s
book selection for the first time in 2024.
Copies of the book were given away and
Oak Creek Elementary had an author visit.
Funds were reallocated to increase
the e-content budget by 10%,
enhancing the size of and access to
digital collections.PatronsDRAFT
1. CREATE SPACE
TO EXPAND
SERVICES
INITIATIVE 2.1
INITIATIVE 2.2
INITIATIVE 2.3
Expand services to support learning and
engagement for all community members
Conduct an updated Facility Needs
Assessment to identify gaps and
opportunities
Continue to develop and discuss service
models with the community, to align the
scope of the model with the
community’s desire to invest and the
City’s operating budget
We created temporary solutions to assist patrons
requiring sensory accommodations. These include
folding cardboard screens for for privacy/focused
study and noise cancelling headphones to combat
volume in the building. These are available to all
patrons.
Our World Languages collections continue to expand,
with materials in over 20 languages. New events and
services include a regular e-newsletter, and a partnership
with Lake Theater & Cafe for a monthly world cinema
movie series that has been very well received.
In 2024 our seed library
had over 2,300 checkouts
and we created a
successful Seed of the
Month Club.
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PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Collaborations with community partners grew to enhance cultural
events, including the annual MLK Community Celebration and
Lunar New Year Festival. Partnerships included African American
Women of LO, Asian Art & Culture Foundation, Baha’is of LO,
LO for Love, LOSD, Mary’s Woods, Respond to Racism, and more.
To allow for greater attendance than our facility can support, we
held events at the Adult Community Center, City Hall, local schools
and Lake Theater & Cafe.
The library contracted with CIDA for a facility assessment related to
seismic, safety and facility condition including a recommended
priority list for the current facility. Factors considered were safety,
accessibility, cost and return on investment, and operational
impacts. Significant renovations are needed for the structure to
meet seismic performance expectations, and the building and site
have significant ADA deficiencies. An estimated cost of
$10,000,000 would only address the seismic, safety, water
intrusion, accessibility and other building and site maintenance
issues. DRAFT
1. INCREASE
AWARENESS OF
LIBRARY VALUE
INITIATIVE 3.1
INITIATIVE 3.2
Share stories to increase awareness of
library services, brand, and impact; as
well as constraints facing the Library
Engage the community to help spread
the Library’s value and impact stories
During Freedom to Read Month, we highlighted
the library’s important role in defending the
freedom to read without restriction.
The library worked diligently on translation and interpreter service
offerings with a goal to share messages, resources, and applications
in multiple languages. We set priorities for translating key materials
into multiple languages and are budgeting for costs of translation.
Our library card applications are now available in the following six
languages in both print and electronic formats:
Simplified Chinese
English
Korean
Spanish
Ukrainian
Russian
We enthusiastically promoted the benefits of our
various library card types. With custom features for
educators, eCard holders, and temporary residents, there is a card
for everyone. We issued 3,662 new library cards in 2024.DRAFT
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Collaborative work with our support organization, the Friends of the
Lake Oswego Public Library, progressed to develop and increase
fundraising support for the Library.
Staff hosted an appreciation
event to acknowledge the vital
contributions our volunteers
make. It also served to empower
volunteers to be vocal advocates
and share our stories.
We are actively seeking impact
stories from patrons and
volunteers to document their
personal library experiences.
These testimonials are being
shared with the community on our website and in our e-newsletter.
Weekly email updates have
resulted in increased
engagement and
communication with City
Council, ensuring they are
apprised and aware of the
library’s programs, events,
achievements, and needs.DRAFT
1. SUPPORT STAFF
WELLBEING AND
GROWTH
INITIATIVE 4.1
INITIATIVE 4.2
Hire and support staff to serve all
residents and their diverse needs
Provide learning and development
opportunities and sustainable
workloads to ensure staff are highly
knowledgeable, engaged, and
supported in serving the community
Staff trainings were regularly scheduled throughout the year on a
number of current topics including Bystander Intervention in a
Public Workplace and the City’s training on DEI, ADA and
Sustainability. We also worked with the police and fire departments
to coordinate an active threat drill.
Staff are encouraged to participate in opportunities to learn from
professional organizations and associations. These include
conferences, committees, and meetings. Some examples are:
2024 NW Public Diversity Conference
American Library Association
Oregon Library Association
Public Library Association
The state library conference theme
sought to explore all the ways that
libraries collaborate through partnerships,
resource and information sharing, creating welcoming spaces and
enhancing community. Session topics included policy writing,
breaking down barriers to library services, bookmobile outreach,
AI in libraries, teen mental health, and intellectual freedom.DRAFT
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS
The library continues to support
employees participating in the Chamber
of Commerce’s Leadership LO program
and the City’s EDI cohort. This allows us
to learn within the community network
and connect with other departments.
Opportunities to enhance volunteer capacity to support staff were
identified in a number of areas such as home deliveries and seed
library upkeep.
Library management continues to participate in and support the
staff Equity Alliance committee. Current projects include a monthly
staff newsletter exploring a DEI term or topic, and developing a
regular schedule of DEI and accessibility related training
opportunities for staff.DRAFT
Together, we inspire discovery and
cultivate wellbeing by welcoming all
people to read, learn, and connect.
MISSION STATEMENT
- Adopted January 2022
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www.lopl.org/visioning
706 Fourth Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
503-636-7628
www.lopl.orgDRAFT