Your Turn: Officials Seek Input, Help in Shaping Fountaindale Library's Future

You’ve heard people say, “Now is the time to step up.”

Well, if you’re interested in helping shape the future goals and direction of Bolingbrook’s Fountaindale Public Library, now is that time.

Officials are seeking feedback on a draft strategic plan that outlines the future goals and direction of the library. The draft plan contains the proposed mission, vision, planning assumptions, goals and objectives of the library for the next several years, said Fountaindale Public Library Executive Director Paul Mills.

“Our strategic planning process has been based on including community involvement from the beginning through focus groups and our survey,” Mills said. “Our public comment period is meant to provide our community an additional opportunity to review what we plan to do for the next several years and offer us their thoughts and ideas on it.”

Residents can view the library’s draft plan at: http://www.fountaindale.org/component/content/article/4-about-the-library/620-library-unveils-draft-strategic-plan.html

Mills said the public comment period runs through Nov. 30.

Residents can view the feedback survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/fountaindaleplan

“The strategic planning committee will get back together in December to review the comments and improve the plan based on the feedback received,” Mills said. “The plan will go the Board of Trustees in December to review, and I anticipate that the Board would approve the plan in January 2014. Implementation would then begin after Board approval.”