The group met 1 time this reporting period.
Recent Activities
First Activity
Worked with our staff liaison to develop a topical survey on staffing and diversity that will be administered to public libraries in Fall 2021.
Meets PLA’s strategic goals for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice, Organizational Excellence
Second Activity
Provided input on the development of the new Benchmark tool that is replacing the PLDS/PLAMetrics and will launch in Fall 2021.
Meets PLA’s strategic goals for Advocacy and Awareness, Organizational Excellence, Transformation
Third Activity
Worked on a new Project Outcome (PO) case study – examining the use of PO to evaluate take and make kits.
Meets PLA’s strategic goals for Advocacy and Awareness, Organizational Excellence
Fourth Activity
Offered a News You Can Use session at ALA Annual to raise awareness about recently added and upcoming data tools available to public libraries.
Meets PLA’s strategic goals for Advocacy and Awareness, Organizational Excellence
What will your group be working on for the next six months?
1 – Participating in the launch and promotion of the Benchmark tool
2 – Completing the Take and Make Kits Project Outcome case study
3 – Launching a new Project Outcome survey on technology use
4 – Developing a topical survey that will be administered to public libraries in Fall 2022
Does the group have any policy recommendations, ideas with financial impact, or other items to bring to the PLA Board for discussion or action
No
Do you have any suggestions for future products or resources (excluding conference programs) to be developed based on your group’s work?
No
Are there other PLA/ALA committees your group might collaborate with to benefit the work of all?
No
Have there been any issues related to meeting participation/attendance for any of the group’s members?
Yes (if yes, PLA will contact you for more information)
Is there anything PLA could have provided during this time that would have helped your group with its work?
No – thank you for your support!
Submitted by Linda Hofschire on 09/22/2021