STEERING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS
What is PLSR? The Wisconsin Public Library System Redesign (PLSR) project is a multi-year process to consider services provided by public library systems in Wisconsin, develop new models for providing these services, and create a potential administrative, governance, and funding structure to support those new models. A Steering Committee, appointed by Dr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and consisting of library directors and staff and system directors, is the key driver of this redesign process. For more information on the early phases visit the Executive Summaries and Monthly updates page
What is PLSR? The Public Library System Redesign (PLSR) is a community process to consider changes and new models to provide system services to public libraries.
Systems in Wisconsin Population Library System 2017 State Aid Counties Libraries Square Miles Served (2016) Arrowhead Library System $ 438,605 1 7 718 160,096 Bridges Library System $ 1,216,744 2 24 1106 498,281 Indianhead Federated Library System $ 1,125,114 10 53 7969 463,025 Kenosha County Library System $ 398,675 1 2 272 167,487 Lakeshores Library System $ 637,716 2 15 888 286,338 Manitowoc-Calumet Library System $ 312,113 2 6 907 117,660 Milwaukee County Federated Library System $ 2,677,006 1 15 241 949,885 Monarch Library System $ 1,069,644 4 31 2051 419,579 Nicolet Federated Library System $ 1,069,413 8 14 5490 432,678 Northern Waters Library Service $ 529,104 8 28 8318 151,402 Outagamie Waupaca Library System $ 607,514 2 16 1385 244,555 South Central Library System $ 2,062,581 7 54 5617 835,668 Southwest Wisconsin Library System $ 363,341 5 28 3700 128,745 Winding Rivers Library System $ 767,701 7 34 5303 283,101 Winnefox Library System $ 885,885 5 30 2585 328,402 Wisconsin Valley Library Service $ 851,944 7 25 7606 282,176
Steering Committee John DeBacher Director, Public Library Development, Department of Public Instruction, Liaison, Non-voting John T. Thompson Director, Indianhead Federated Library System Stephen R. Ohs Director, Lakeshores LS Paula Kiely Director, Milwaukee Public Library Bridget C. Christenson Director, Hatch Public Library, Mauston Beth A. Carpenter Public Services Supervisor, Appleton Public Library Kristie L. Hauer Director, Shawano City-County Library Kent A. Barnard Director, Patterson Memorial Library, Wild Rose Jessamyn C. Lee-Jones Director, Platteville Public Library Bryan J. McCormick Director, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville Jon Mark Bolthouse Director, Fond du Lac Public Library
Equity Ensure all Wisconsin public libraries have the capacity to provide equitable access to excellent library services regardless of the race, ethnicity, income, gender, or employment status of the people they serve, or their location within the state.
Recommendation Development Process The Steering Committee along with Core Recommendation Collaborators (CRC) and Model Development Summit participants will help to develop recommendations regarding the administrative, governance, and funding structure to support service model recommendations developed by project workgroups. The work of the Steering Committee with the CRCs and summit attendees will be facilitated by Russell Consulting, Inc. This work will take place between May and August 2018.
Core Recommendation Collaborators (CRC) Name Affiliation Barbara Brattin Kenosha Public Library and Kenosha County Library System Tom Carson W.J. Niederkorn Public Library (Port Washington) Joe Davies Burlington Public Library Jeff Gilderson-Duwe Oshkosh Public Library and Winnefox Library System Hollis Helmeci Rusk County Community Library Sherry Machones Northern Waters Library System Angela Noel Brodhead Memorial Public Library Gina Rae Wilton Public Library Amy Stormberg Amery Public Library Tracy Vreeke Nicolet Federated Library System
Summit Participants Name Affiliation Sarah Adams Vaughn Public Library (Ashland) Catherine Arnott Smith UW-Madison iSchool Nancy Ashmore Prairie du Chien Memorial Library Martha Bauer Brewer Public Library Corey Baumann South Central Library System Jessica Bergin Portage Public Library Desiree Bongers Ripon Public Library Alli Chase Alice Baker Memorial Public Library (Eagle) Ryan Claringbole Monona Public Library Charles Clemence Winding Rivers Library System (retired) Sarah Cournoyer Beaver Dan Public Library Josh Cowles Fond du Lac Public Library Jane Dedering Patron and Past System Trustee (Eastern Shores) Nick DiMassis Beloit Public Library Katherine Elchert Rice Lake Public Library Cindy Fesemyer Columbus Public Library
Summit Participants Name Affiliation Marc Gartler Madison Public Library Bruce Gay Waukesha Public Library Anne Hamland Wisconsin Valley Library System Linda Heimstead Balsam Lake Public Library Steve Heser Milwaukee County Federated Library System Ralph Illick Marathon County Public Library Dave Kranz La Crosse Public Library Tomas Lipinski UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies Jim Miller Hancock Public Library Board Member Teresa Miniatt Withee Public Library Larry Oathout Portage County Public Library Sheila O’Brien Greenfield Public Library Amelia Osterud Milwaukee Public Library Tammy Peasley Black River Falls Public Library Rebecca Petersen Manitowoc Calumet Library System Amy Peterson Lena Public Library
Summit Participants Name Affiliation Rebecca Pfile Endeavor Public Library Stephanie Ramirez Delafield Public Library Wendy Rawson Fitchburg Public Library Krista Ross SELCO in MN; formerly of Southwest Wisconsin Library System Jessica Schoonover Shirley M. Wright Memorial Library (Trempealeau) Clairellyn Sommersmith Princeton Public Library Kristin Stoeger Manitowoc Public Library Jennifer Thiele Marinette County Public Library Jim Tripp Indianhead Federated Library System Trustee; Dunn County Supervisor Martha Van Pelt South Central Library System Maureen Welch Indianhead Federated Library System Pamela Westby Eau Claire Public Library Karina Zidon Platteville Public Library
Steering Recommendations Who will be Who will be Administrative How much will it Funding providing the providing the cost? Framework services? services? Will there be systems? Implementation Possibilities Based on Governance Expectations of When will this be implemented? Steering Recommendations
Key Inputs from Early Project Phases Funding and Cost Standards Subcommittee work Human Resources Principles of Subcommittee Structure work Final Workgroup Chapter 43 reports report research
Key Inputs from Report Development Project Phases CRC Members Summit Workgroup Participants Report Feedback Final Library Director Preliminary Focus Recommendation report Groups/Survey Report Feedback
Library Director Focus Groups/Survey Russell Consulting, Inc. was hired to conduct focus groups, a public survey, and ultimately as facilitator for the remainder of the PLSR Project. Their work so far includes: • 3 focus groups in northeast, northwest, and south central regions of the state • Follow up public library survey to 383 libraries between February and March 2018 • A summary of the focus groups as well as a report on the public library survey results to be presented at the WAPL Conference in May 2018 and shared as a separate toolkit The results of the focus groups and survey will help inform the recommendation process. Note: An initial survey on System Services Satisfaction and Importance was conducted as part of the workgroup data gathering process
Workgroup Report Feedback • F eedback Period April 2-May 1 • Will be used to help inform the recommendation process • Feedback will be shared with the library community once it has been themed/categorized
Workgroup Report Review Steering Retreat April 12-13, 2018 • Collectively reviewed and organized the report information to assist during the recommendation phase • Summaries focused on: • General Model Overview • Administration • Governance • Implementation
Workgroup Report Review • Report highlights: • Most models included regional service provision • Some included statewide coordination or service provision for specific components • Phased implementation to allow for flexibility; ensure service without disruptions; and/or learn/adapt during implementation • Service advisory groups and/or service feedback/assessment • Opportunity to begin developing questions for the recommendation development phase • The summary documents can be found at: http://www.plsr.info/steering-committee/crcinfo/
Recommendations Development Phase--Next Steps • April 27, 2018 --- Initial phone -- Russell Consulting, Inc. and CRC/Steering • May 18, 2018 --- CRC/Steering Meeting -- Kilbourn Public Library, Wisconsin Dells • June 8, 2018 --- CRC/Steering Meeting -- Portage County Public Library, Stevens Point • June 11, 2018 --- Preliminary Recommendation Report released • June 11-July 20 --- Preliminary Recommendation Report Feedback period • July 30-31 --- Model Development Summit
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