COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022

SURREY PUBLIC LIBRARY

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Strengthened the creative economy with a new webpage for writers, surreylibraries.ca/local-authors, and Self-e software to enable authors to publish their own ebooks online.

 Helped citizens improve digital literacy skills with technology training in branches, online courses at Lynda.com, coding classes for children, storytimes with iPads and the launch of a Make it Digital station at Guildford Library that enables the conversion of analog content, such as VHS tapes into a digital format or audio cassettes into CD; and  Promoted the value of learning by hosting the Grand Reading Link Challenge for kids from grades four and five, with 166 teams of kids from 32 Surrey Schools, as well as kids from Greater Vancouver schools;  Celebrated the 30th anniversary of Surrey Library’s Young Adult Writing Contest with a Gala evening for award EDUCATION & CULTURE

 Celebrated Canada 150 and the joy of reading with a ‘What’s your favourite Canadian book?’ contest to identify Surrey’s top 20 Canadian reads, with over 1,500 participants.

winners from over 400 entries of poems, short stories, memoirs and comics; and

INFRASTRUCTURE

 Launched new website and events calendar to help Surrey residents find the information and programs they need from the Library; and

 Actively planning for a new library in Clayton Community Centre. Refurbished Fleetwood Library with new paint, shelving, computers, roofing and seating as well as refurbished Newton Library with new paint, carpet, roofing, signs and lighting.

the future lives here.

2018-2022 Financial Plan

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