Draft Strategic Plan - Introduction

American Library Association

Draft Strategic Plan

Introduction

Over the last year, the American Library Association has been engaged in an unprecedented effort to involve members in the development of the association's new strategic plan, ALA Ahead to 2010. As part of this process, we have conducted a broad member survey, focus groups, chapter forums, discussions with councilors, and an environmental scan. Using this information, members of the ALA Executive Board and division boards have worked together to jointly draft the plan.

One of the essential elements of the Ahead to 2010 planning process has been the opportunity for ALA member groups to provide feedback. To continue this process, we are now soliciting your comments and suggestions.

We hope that you will take the time during the ALA Midwinter Meeting to discuss the draft strategic plan at your division, round table, committee or discussion group meeting, and to answer the questions on the Draft Strategic Plan Feedback Form.

Your comments and suggestions, along with those from other member groups, will be aggregated for review by the Executive Board as they further refine the plan for consideration by ALA Council at the 2005 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Fuller information on the ALA Ahead to 2010 draft strategic plan, including a message from ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano, the feedback form, the environmental scan and planning assumptions, and information on the surveys, focus groups, forums and planning process can all be found at www.ala.org/ala2010draftstrategicplan.

Keith Michael Fiels

Executive Director

American Library Association