The Estherville Public Library enhances the community's quality of life by

* Maintaining a welcoming and accessible public facility, inviting community residents to gather for meetings, programs, reading, and studying.

* providing residents of all ages with popular materials in a variety of formats to meet their various interests.

* being a primary contributor to lifelong learning pursuits.

The Estherville Public Library will implement technologies to enhance its collections and services. The Estherville Public Library will also assure equal access for the community to information in electronic format.

ESTHERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT
2009-2013
Based on Planning for Results

COMMUNITY VISION

Estherville will be a secure and safe community, instilling pride and providing for economic and educational growth, which will lead to an improved quality of life for all its citizens.

CHOSEN SERVICE RESPONSES

1. CURRENT TOPICS AND TITLES: A library that provides CURRENT TOPICS & TITLES helps to fulfill community residents' appetite for information about popular culture and social trends, as well as their desire for recreational materials.

2. LIFELONG LEARNING: A library that provides LIFELONG LEARNING helps address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities.

3. COMMONS: A library that provides a COMMONS environment helps address the need of people to meet and interact with others in their community and to participate in public discourse about community issues

STAFF

* Carolyn Walz - Director (last day- 01/07/12)
* Tena Hanson - Director (first day- 11/28/11)
* Paula Spoo - Coordinator
* Marcia Huntsinger - Coordinator
* Bethany Reineke - Coordinator
* Mark Nauss - Coordinator

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

* Lili Jensen - President
* Kathy Knudson - Vice President
* Scott Stokes - Co-Vice President
* Joe Gregori
* Michelle Hoyer
* Jeannene Larson
* Dennis Ridout
* Linda Wiegman
* Mark Hanson