Legislation Details

File #: ADT 26-003    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Adoption Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/2/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/15/2026 Final action:
Title: Consideration of and action on the adoption of the 2026 Library Strategic Plan.
Sponsors: City Manager's Office
Attachments: 1. Minimum Standards for Accreditation of Libraries.pdf, 2. Deer Park Public Library Strategic Plan FY 2026_2029.pdf, 3. FY 2024-2025 Infographic.pdf

Title

Consideration of and action on the adoption of the 2026 Library Strategic Plan.

 

Body

Summary: 

Each public library in Texas must have a strategic plan that is approved by its governing authority and reviewed and updated at least every five years in order to achieve and retain accreditation in the state library system.  The last strategic plan for the library was adopted in 2021 spanning October 2021 through September 2026. At their meeting on August 25, 2026, the Library Board approved recommending to City Council that the 2026 Library Strategic Plan be formally adopted.

Library Director, Rebecca Pool, presented the proposed Library Strategic Plan for 2026 through 2029 at the regular City Council Workshop on September 15, 2026.

Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:

N/A.


Recommended action

Adopt the 2026 Library Strategic Plan.