{"id":310124,"date":"2026-10-19T22:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310124\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:12:22","slug":"erie-county-public-library-asks-for-feedback-on-future-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310124\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Public Library asks for feedback on future strategic plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie County Public Library is seeking your opinion to help them shape the next five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The library is launching a strategic plan for 2027 through 2031 with a mission to better serve the community and strengthen the services and resources they provide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:expERIEnce to host adult-only &#039;Science of Sips&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/digital-first\/digital-exclusive\/experience-to-host-adult-only-science-of-sips\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0expERIEnce to host adult-only &#8216;Science of Sips&#8217;\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Primary focus areas in this plan include inspiring reading, improving accessibility and strengthening educational partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We want to emphasize education; we want to emphasize literacy, but we especially want to emphasize reading and the joy of reading, especially so we&#8217;ll be focusing on our programming and our resources to make sure that all of that leads back to the joy of reading and what reading can really do to enhance someone&#8217;s life,&#8221; said Jessica Spitulski, executive director of the Erie County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Meteorologist Brodie Wesson attends 2026 NWA Annual Meeting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/meteorologist-brodie-wesson-attends-2026-nwa-annual-meeting\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Meteorologist Brodie Wesson attends 2026 NWA Annual Meeting\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those interested in viewing the library&#8217;s strategic plan can do so by <a data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/erielibrary.libconnectpro.com\/strategic-plan-landing-page\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can also <a data-ylk=\"slk:click here to complete the library&#039;s survey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/W7Z3ZCW\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">click here to complete the library&#8217;s survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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