Program needs assessment

Staff input

April 2009

Swift Current Public Library

Our strengths

• Current focus: families with younger children, seniors, 7-11 year old

• School students

• Aboriginal literacy

Swift Current Public Library

Client Satisfaction Survey 2009

I have attended a program at the library and I liked:

15

1211

9

76

3

GuestPresenters

PuppetShows

CulturalAwareness(food)

Hands-onActivities

Dancing Other ComputerTraining

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Tactics• Booster • Fusion or 2 in one• Piggyback • Bazaar or festivals or stores• Quality pre-literacy ECRR• Creating Readers or coaching workshops• Value added workshops• PBJ Peanut Butter Jelly collection• Proactive readers advisory service JIT

Swift Current Public Library

Let go

• Multicultural and new immigrants?

• Recreational

• Crafts and arts

• Youth programming because of the ‘Boys and Girls on the Move’

• Health presentations

Swift Current Public Library

Gaps and Opportunities to help focus

• Adult programming (presentation and hands-on)• Book clubs ? • Family literacy ?• Family history with the Genealogical Society• Saturday programming• Day homes for children Monday programming• Low income or special segments (Income tax

clinics) or social development• Creating readers workshops• Reluctant readers workshops

Swift Current Public Library