Strategic Plan
Our Mission
LA County Library belongs to our communities and serves as a portal to learn, grow, and succeed.
Our Values
TRUST
We provide reliable service for the long term.
HOPE
We enable what’s possible.
LEADERSHIP
We strive to model a more equitable future.
CONNECTION
Our relationships make us strong.
Our Four Strategic Priorities
BELONGING TO OUR COMMUNITIES
As a diverse County, we want to present each of our libraries as individual community hubs, but also as part of a larger ecosystem that shares several common resources. We want each of our community libraries to be welcoming, safe spaces that promote a culture of literacy, learning, and experiences that are responsive to local needs and values.
ADVANCING OUR PARTNERSHIPS
The Library is part of a large county, with many resources and programs that are available for County residents. As a community hub, the Library will leverage the County’s extensive support network to drive and coordinate impact of services.
RISING TO OUR POTENTIAL
Just as the County is diverse, Library employees are also talented individuals with many skills to offer along with a willingness to learn. We would like to reimagine our work by committing to professional growth, learning from each other, and streamlining processes to make our work more effective and impactful.
TELLING OUR STORY
We know that the Library has a lot to offer our neighbors but realize that many people are unaware of the tremendous resource that is their public library. We commit to improving our communication with the public so they understand the value of libraries.
Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028: Where Community Happens
LA County Library’s five-year (2024-2028) Strategic Plan is a testament to our unwavering commitment to reinforce the Library’s role in the community as a civic and cultural center, a hub for public information and services, and an institution of literacy, learning, and innovation.
Throughout 2022 and 2023, meaningful conversations took place across the County with Library staff and community members to generate knowledge and foster aspirations for what the Library will take action on to address future needs.
We heard from over 1,000 people at Community Feedback Sessions, interviewed public leaders and stakeholders, held focus groups with cross-functional library staff, conducted listening sessions with community groups, and held 4 Design Strategy sessions with staff.
As our mission and values guide LA County Library’s direction for 2024-2028, our strategic priorities set the roadmap for how to get there and will drive the types of activities in which we will engage over the next five years.
