By Mark Ambrogi
Westfield Washington Public Library director Sheryl Sollars needs the public to weigh in.
Sollars said the developing library wants a strategic plan for the next three to five years.
“We figured after we did our expansion, our space is pretty good,” she said. “But now we want to find out what services people want us to provide.”
So the library began an online survey that will run through Oct. 9 and cover several topics.
“One of the questions is, ‘Please rate the following library collections,’” Sollars said. “Do you think we have to have print books or e-books? Do people want programming space or better programs? What is the library to them? Do they use the library?”
She said they are trying to get feedback on what would draw non-users to the library.
Sollars, who has been the director for 12 years, said the usage has been steady over the last few years.
“What I’ve seen is it tends to be more of a gathering place, not just a place for the storage for books,” Sollars said. “People come here and want to have meetings and attend programs. I assume one of the things we’re going to need to update is our technology …We want to make sure we are doing the things the public wants us to do and not sure what we think they want us to do.”
To take part in the survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/wwplpublic. Print surveys are also available at the library, 333 W. Hoover St.
