Carving out new service areas within existing space can offer a cost-effective solution for budget-conscious libraries. This new hands-on workbook in the proven PLA Results Series guides library directors, staff, and boards through the process to prioritize new services that need space and identify an appropriate location. Supplemented with workforms and toolkits plus examples ranging from small to large public libraries, the process in equally valuable for school, special, and academic libraries who are faced with similar space repurposing challenges. The Public Library Association's mission...

Using the 14 workforms, librarians can customize the planning process to sustain effective technology programs while expanding and adding where needed.

According to Planning for Results expert Rubin, outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This latest addition to the PLA-sponsored Results Series uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step, service-oriented format so that readers can master the outcome measurement process as they: - Enhance library programs using evaluation techniques- Use and customize the 14 step-by-step workforms to address unique needs- Gather and interpret statistically accurate data to demonstrate outcomes- Measure, evaluate, and present outcomes...

"Strategic Planning for Results" is the fully revised version of "Planning for Results", the foundational book in this groundbreaking series."The PLA Results Series" has long served to help public librarians envision, evaluate, and respond to community needs with distinctive programs and services. Building from this proven model, "Strategic Planning for Results" is the fully revised version of "Planning for Results", the foundational book in this groundbreaking series.Sandra Nelson, senior editor of the "Results Series", focuses on the essential steps to draft a results-driven, strategic...