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Public feedback shaping library's future
They form one of the most important sectors
of the population, yet also one of the hardest to reach. So seeing the number
of teens engaged in the Richmond Public Library’s open house April 25 was a
huge victory in the eyes of staff.
“We wanted to reach everyone, but I was
particularly pleased to see a lot of teens rolling up their sleeves and being
part of (the public consultation),” said library co-ordinator Stephanie Vokey.
“I noticed that while they may have mostly
been coming in to study, they were drawn in to check out the stations,” she
told The Richmond Sentinel. “There was a lot of energy, and I noticed a lot of
the teens working together. One example was an exercise in which people were
asked to rank the different library services in order of what was most
important to them.”
Last week’s open house was one of several
public consultations the library has planned over the next two months. A number
of focus groups are planned this month, and in June the library will use the
city’s platform Let’s Talk Richmond for a discussion survey. All of the
feedback will be collected to form a strategic plan expected to be released
this fall.
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learn more.