Library Board of Trustees Agenda and Packet 2025 03 13

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Library Board of Trustees Work Plan 2025 Sharon's suggestions in black. Laurel's suggestions in blue. Economic Vitality: As trustee of an organization that sees over 200,000 patron visits every year (probably the busiest downtown amenity) we will advocate for a Library Trustee to participate in any committee guiding the Downtown Vision Plan execution. The LBoT will also continue to advocate and support partnerships between the library and Louisville businesses in programs such as the Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt. Are there economic development task forces, a chamber of commerce, other groups or initiatives that support downtown Louisville's growth and vitality? With 200,000 visits (is that visits or visitors?), the library is probably the anchor in downtown. What can the library do to help other businesses? What can Louisville build around the library? Core Services: Library isn't listed as a core service. One of the library's primary values is to create a sense of belonging. At a time when the country is experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, which poses a major public health risk, we will advocate for the library to bring more people together in a wider variety of ways. We will advocate for the Library to be considered a core service. The LBoT will continue to advocate for library policies that improve accessibility for all library patrons. Sharon's comment suggests the library can be a more significant draw to bring people together in new ways and more often to combat loneliness (and increase traffic and energy downtown — see Economic Vitality). This is different than improving accessibility which could be read as finding it easier for current patrons to access services or for current services to be accessed more easily. Fighting loneliness might be a different service from what's already being offered. And there might be ways to partner with other Louisville institutions. The Senior Center comes to mind. Safety: We will advise staff to leverage their relationships with residents to build an even stronger relationship with PD. Some ideas - Continue Officer Storytime, host regular sessions where residents can meet the Chief or officers. We will also advise staff to continue connections with the fire department and host events such as firefighter story time and perhaps even host a joint bike and pedestrian safety storytime to include public safety personnel.