Do you currently use our libraries? Perhaps you’re a lapsed library patron? Or maybe you’ve never been to any of our Mornington Peninsula libraries?
Whichever category you identify with, most of us have visited a library at some point in our life and can recognise them as places of learning and inspiration, where people can connect with information, ideas and one another.
For others, our libraries at Hastings, Mornington, Rosebud and Somerville offer much-needed spaces in which to work, create or just be.
Given the important role libraries play in our community, we want to future proof them by making sure they meet the changing needs of our townships.
To ensure we’re on the ‘right page’, we’ve put together a draft Our Library Strategy 2024 – 2029.
The draft Our Library Strategy was developed using insights from last year’s customer satisfaction survey. But we’re seeking your feedback and input to help refine our strategy.
Whether you’re a regular library patron or you’ve never stepped foot inside one of our libraries, we want to know if Our Library Strategy 2024 – 2029 meets your needs, where you see our libraries heading into the future, what innovative things we could do to attract non-users to our libraries, and more.
Help shape the next chapter
To view our draft Our Library Strategy 2024 – 2029 and to provide us your feedback, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/librarystrategy
Community consultation will open on 29 September and close on 10 November 2023.
All feedback will be carefully considered for inclusion in the final Strategy.
Quotes attributable to Mayor Councillor Steve Holland
Our libraries have evolved to offer much more than traditional book borrowing. As well as valuable services such as printing, outreach and digitisation, we have a range of fantastic programs and resources, including study spaces, hot desks and comfortable places just to sit and be.
We’re particularly interested in hearing from people who don’t use the library, for whatever reason that may be. For instance, are our hours convenient? Do we need to expand into a library of things? What might we do to attract new users to our libraries?
