Alabama Public Library Service Library Services and Technology Act Five-Year Plan, October 1, 2002-September 30, 2007. Revised March 2004

摘要

The following is the Mission Statement of the Alabama Public Library Service: The Mission of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) is to promote and support equitable access to library and information resources and services to enable all Alabamians to satisfy their educational, working, cultural, and leisure-time needs and interests. These resources and services will be provided through APLS's statewide programs and through direct grants and assistance to libraries and library systems to meet users' needs. Using federal funds provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), APLS will meet its mission as follows: 1. In the needs assessment section below, APLS has identified what is needed to improve access to library and information resources and services to make this access more equitable. 2. As explained in the goals section below, APLS has: (1) established goals and programs based on the identified needs and solutions, (2) developed an evaluation plan, and (3) established timelines for program activities. APLS will implement program activities within the established timelines. 3. APLS will communicate with its stakeholders and involve them in policy decisions pertaining to the State Plan, as explained in the sections below: (1) Stakeholder Involvement and (2) Communication and Public Availability. 4. APLS will monitor the program activities in accordance with the evaluation plan to determine if the activities are being accomplished within the established timelines, as explained below in the section on monitoring.