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August 2018 PLSR Updates

Friday, September 14, 2018

The Public Library System Redesign project (PLSR) is a community-based project to consider how to best provide public library system services in Wisconsin. Building on the work of many, its goal is to develop a plan for implementation of new models of service. The process, led by a DPI-appointed Steering Committee and coordinated by WiLS, includes a various workgroups considering new models for services. The outcome of the process will be recommendations for new models of service and how to implement these new models.

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Read on for recent PLSR updates:

Recent Events

  • PLSR Steering Committee met on Thursday, September 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kilbourn Public Library in Wisconsin Dells
  • COLAND met on Friday, September 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beloit Public Library

Steering Committee

  • Following the July 30 and 31 Summit the Steering Committee met on August 16, 2018 to develop the next steps and preliminary timeline for the remainder of the project (see below)
  • The Steering Committee is currently working on a first draft of the Report for the PLSR Project, planning to have this completed by mid-October
  • Following the release of the first draft of the Report there will be a survey sent out from Russell Consulting that will go out to the library community
  • NOTE: the timeline is subject to change as the writing process evolves

Preliminary Timeline/Next Steps

September 13, 2018

  • In-person Steering Committee Meeting – initial preliminary draft reviewed and expanded

Mid-October 2018

  • Initial executive summary and draft report released
  • Webinar presenting initial draft executive summary
  • Survey development

Late-October to Mid-November 2018

  • Updates to WLA Board, COLAND, and SRLAAW
  • WLA Conference presentation
  • Survey of Public Libraries and Systems

Mid-December 2018

  • Release of final report
  • Delivery of report

Additional updates will be shared via regular communication channels and posted on the website. Please feel free to share questions or comments via the contact page.

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