2025-2029 Surrey Financial Plan

SURREY PUBLIC LIBRARY

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Helped citizens improve digital literacy skills with training in branches and online; • Provided programs to support skill-building, resume writing, and job seeking; and •

Provided access to online courses from LinkedIn Learning, Learning Express, Kanopy Great Courses, and offered access to Cypress Resume.

EDUCATION & CULTURE

Offered core in-person and online programs for all age groups;

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• Added new online resources including Citizenship Counts to help people prepare for their Canadian Citizenship exam and Arrivals in English – a tool for new English language learners; • Hosted our first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper; • Circulated 5,041,559 materials (3,561,391 physical plus 1,480,168 digital); and • Added play-based learning toys at all branches.

Les George, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Launched our Mobile Library Service to extend library services beyond branches out into the community; Conducted a signage audit to help inform a signage strategy; •

• Introduced double-sided printing to improve sustainability; and • Developed plans to update service desks at Strawberry Hill and Newton branches.

Welcomed 33,301 new library members;

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