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Mission, Vision, Beliefs and Values
Plan of Service 2011-2014
The Alberta Library
Plan of
Service 2011-15
(pdf)
Outreach Plan
2012-2014
(pdf)
 Email: info@sclibrary.ab.ca
Ph: (780) 410-8600
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Mission, Vision, Beliefs & Values
Mission
Strathcona County Library encourages literacy and
lifelong learning, fosters community connections,
and offers programs and services that inform,
engage, and entertain. Vision
Strathcona County Library, the heart of the
community, inspires literacy, learning, and
creativity.
Beliefs
We believe…
- That the
community is at the heart of all library
programs and services. We believe it is
important to reach out to the community, to
welcome participation, and to respond to needs.
- That the
library should support exploration and wonder.
We provide our community with innovative
resources to foster and encourage literacy and a
love of reading. We help to connect individuals
to other community programs and services.
- That the
library should welcome and be accessible to all.
- That the
library should be a place of comfort and safety.
- That the
library should be a place of community
engagement and connection.
- That the
library empowers people and promotes their
growth.
- Our community
should have access to a diverse range of
resources and information.
- That providing
services beyond the four walls of the library is
essential to meet the needs and interests of our
community.
Value Statements
We value…
- Our community,
our history, and our people.
- Literacy,
reading, leisure, and life-long learning for
all.
- Intellectual
freedom.
- Equality of
opportunity and inclusiveness.
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Responsiveness.
- The rights and
freedoms of a democratic society.
- Informed and
engaged citizens.
- Capable,
caring, empowered, and motivated staff and
volunteers.
- Innovation and
continual improvement of our library to
effectively meet current and future needs.
- The diversity
of our community.
For more information, see our
Mission, Vision & Values statements [pdf].
More about SCL values can be found in
Library Board -
Policies.
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Plan of Service 2011-14
In the fall of 2009, the Library conducted a
series of consultations to explore the values and needs of
Strathcona County citizens and ask what roles it might play,
and where to focus its resources to help meet those needs in
the coming years.
The consultation followed a process endorsed
by the Public Library Services Branch of Alberta Municipal
Affairs, and used by many public libraries across the United
States and Canada. It
involved a concentrated and committed effort on the part of
21 community leaders from a variety of organizations,
backgrounds and perspectives who worked with with a
facilitator to share their visions and ideas. A public
invitation was also extended to anyone interested in
attending a separate facilitated meeting about the future of
the library.
With consultation results in hand,
library Board and staff set five goals that will shape the
library's work over the next four years. Within each goal
are specific objectives and actions that will help us to
measure our progress.
- Children from birth to
age five and their caregivers will have programs and
services that support the development of emergent
literacy skills so that children have the foundation to
succeed in formal education and in life.
- All Strathcona County residents
will have the support they need to learn, to explore, to
develop and to expand their interests.
- All Strathcona County residents
will have the resources they need to encourage
imagination and creativity and enhance leisure.
- All Strathcona County residents
will have the skills, service and/or assistance they
need to find, evaluate and use information to resolve an
issue or answer a question.
- All Strathcona County residents
will have the option to connect and engage with others
because they know about library and community services
and events.
To read more, please see our
Plan of Service 2011-2014 Report
(pdf).
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The Alberta Library
 SCL
is a member of The Alberta Library (TAL), which is a
consortium of 49 member libraries in over 300 locations
whose mission is strengthening communities through
collaboration. Learn more at the TAL website,
www.thealbertalibrary.ab.ca.
For more information on how Alberta libraries are
connected through TAL, see the video
Alberta Libraries - We're Connected.
SCL cardholders are eligible for a
TAL card, which enables
them to borrow books from other libraries across the
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