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GREAT RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY - Exalore. Learn. Connect. <br />5.4 <br />Patron Services SWavisor RMod <br />To: Elk River Library Board <br />CC: Robbie Schake, LSC <br />From: Ryan McCormick, Patron Services Supervisor <br />Date: January 12, 2021 <br />Change in Regional Support Staff <br />Hello, I am the new Patron Services Supervisor working with Elk River. I have worked in public libraries for over <br />a decade, and at GRRL for about seven years. I have also been active on the statewide level, serving as <br />President of the Minnesota Library Association in 2018. My professional interests include community outreach <br />and collaboration, early childhood literacy, and space planning, among others. I am looking forward to <br />working with you! <br />One Year Sustainability Plan <br />GRRL's Strategic Plan concluded in 2020. To guide our efforts moving forward, and given the uncertainty of <br />providing library service in 2021, we decided to create a one-year sustainability plan for the region instead of <br />the more typical five-year plan. The new plan's objectives, from which local goals have been created, include: <br />• Improving access inside the library <br />• Serving those who are homebound <br />• Supporting at-home learners <br />• Training to support access and awareness <br />• Training and transition plans for all staff at all levels <br />• Continuity of operations <br />• Awareness of library services <br />• Efforts to address diversity, equity and inclusion in the library <br />• Network penetration testing <br />• Improving wireless connectivity <br />• Updating the fundraising plan to support new and existing library services <br />Regional Programming and Service Initiatives <br />Even though library programming has been scaled back significantly over the past year, we have continued finding ways <br />11D' rA <br />+ ■ <br />