Bowen Island Public Library - Community Survey

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* 2. On average, how often do you visit the library?

At least once a week

A few times a month

About once a month

A few times a year

Once a year

Never

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* 3. What issues (if any) limit your library use? (select all that apply)

Don't know about programs/services

Opening hours don't work with my schedule

Technology, I can't access digital services

Spaces are not accessible

I don't have time

I buy my books

Nothing, I'm happy with my current library use!

Other (please specify)

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* 4. The Library strives to serve all members of the Bowen community. Which demographic should the library focus more services towards? (select up to three)

Children and families (eg. supporting literacy development and fun programming)

Seniors (eg. accessing library services or connecting with the community)

Newcomers to the island (eg. learning about on-island opportunities and local culture on Bowen)

People with disabilities (eg. home delivery or an opening time for people with sensory sensitivities)

Young adults (eg. career development or supporting creativity)

Teens (eg. developing leadership skills or exploring their identity)

Diverse cultural groups (eg. celebrating cultural events like Lunar New Year)

The LGBTQ+ community (eg. non-binary author events or a book club)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How do you learn about library programs and services? (select all that apply)

Word of mouth

Library staff

Library eNewsletter

Library website

Posters

Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

Print ads (The Undercurrent)

Other (please specify)

	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	Don't Know/Not Applicable
Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics	Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Very Important	Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Important	Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Somewhat Important	Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Not Important	Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Don't Know/Not Applicable
Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change	Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Very Important	Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Important	Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Somewhat Important	Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Not Important	Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Don't Know/Not Applicable
Helping people learn digital skills	Helping people learn digital skills Very Important	Helping people learn digital skills Important	Helping people learn digital skills Somewhat Important	Helping people learn digital skills Not Important	Helping people learn digital skills Don't Know/Not Applicable
Supporting early literacy and language development in children	Supporting early literacy and language development in children Very Important	Supporting early literacy and language development in children Important	Supporting early literacy and language development in children Somewhat Important	Supporting early literacy and language development in children Not Important	Supporting early literacy and language development in children Don't Know/Not Applicable
Supporting anti-racism	Supporting anti-racism Very Important	Supporting anti-racism Important	Supporting anti-racism Somewhat Important	Supporting anti-racism Not Important	Supporting anti-racism Don't Know/Not Applicable
Community building / Fostering social connection	Community building / Fostering social connection Very Important	Community building / Fostering social connection Important	Community building / Fostering social connection Somewhat Important	Community building / Fostering social connection Not Important	Community building / Fostering social connection Don't Know/Not Applicable
Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.)	Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Very Important	Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Important	Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Somewhat Important	Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Not Important	Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable
Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.)	Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Very Important	Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Important	Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Somewhat Important	Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Not Important	Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable
Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.)	Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Very Important	Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Important	Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Somewhat Important	Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Not Important	Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable
Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces	Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Very Important	Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Important	Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Somewhat Important	Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Not Important	Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Don't Know/Not Applicable
Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding	Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Very Important	Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Important	Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Somewhat Important	Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Not Important	Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Don't Know/Not Applicable
Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes	Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Very Important	Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Important	Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Somewhat Important	Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Not Important	Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Don't Know/Not Applicable
Providing spaces for community use	Providing spaces for community use Very Important	Providing spaces for community use Important	Providing spaces for community use Somewhat Important	Providing spaces for community use Not Important	Providing spaces for community use Don't Know/Not Applicable
Providing spaces for quiet time and study	Providing spaces for quiet time and study Very Important	Providing spaces for quiet time and study Important	Providing spaces for quiet time and study Somewhat Important	Providing spaces for quiet time and study Not Important	Providing spaces for quiet time and study Don't Know/Not Applicable
Preserving and promoting awareness of local history	Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Very Important	Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Important	Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Somewhat Important	Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Not Important	Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Don't Know/Not Applicable
Lifelong learning for all ages	Lifelong learning for all ages Very Important	Lifelong learning for all ages Important	Lifelong learning for all ages Somewhat Important	Lifelong learning for all ages Not Important	Lifelong learning for all ages Don't Know/Not Applicable
Fostering a love of reading	Fostering a love of reading Very Important	Fostering a love of reading Important	Fostering a love of reading Somewhat Important	Fostering a love of reading Not Important	Fostering a love of reading Don't Know/Not Applicable
Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups	Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Very Important	Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Important	Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Somewhat Important	Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Not Important	Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Don't Know/Not Applicable

Very Important

Important

Somewhat Important

Not Important

Don't Know/Not Applicable

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Very Important

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Important

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Somewhat Important

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Not Important

Supporting decolonization and Indigenous topics Don't Know/Not Applicable

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Very Important

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Important

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Somewhat Important

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Not Important

Promoting awareness and solutions for climate change Don't Know/Not Applicable

Helping people learn digital skills

Helping people learn digital skills Very Important

Helping people learn digital skills Important

Helping people learn digital skills Somewhat Important

Helping people learn digital skills Not Important

Helping people learn digital skills Don't Know/Not Applicable

Supporting early literacy and language development in children

Supporting early literacy and language development in children Very Important

Supporting early literacy and language development in children Important

Supporting early literacy and language development in children Somewhat Important

Supporting early literacy and language development in children Not Important

Supporting early literacy and language development in children Don't Know/Not Applicable

Supporting anti-racism

Supporting anti-racism Very Important

Supporting anti-racism Important

Supporting anti-racism Somewhat Important

Supporting anti-racism Not Important

Supporting anti-racism Don't Know/Not Applicable

Community building / Fostering social connection

Community building / Fostering social connection Very Important

Community building / Fostering social connection Important

Community building / Fostering social connection Somewhat Important

Community building / Fostering social connection Not Important

Community building / Fostering social connection Don't Know/Not Applicable

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.)

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Very Important

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Important

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Somewhat Important

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Not Important

Non-traditional collections (memory kits, MedShed, telescopes, robotics kits, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.)

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Very Important

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Important

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Somewhat Important

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Not Important

Physical Collections (Books, magazines, DVDs, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.)

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Very Important

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Important

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Somewhat Important

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Not Important

Digital Collections (eBooks, databases, etc.) Don't Know/Not Applicable

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Very Important

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Important

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Somewhat Important

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Not Important

Creating welcoming and accessible physical spaces Don't Know/Not Applicable

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Very Important

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Important

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Somewhat Important

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Not Important

Becoming a forum for civic dialogue and understanding Don't Know/Not Applicable

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Very Important

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Important

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Somewhat Important

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Not Important

Assisting people with skills such as job seeking and taxes Don't Know/Not Applicable

Providing spaces for community use

Providing spaces for community use Very Important

Providing spaces for community use Important

Providing spaces for community use Somewhat Important

Providing spaces for community use Not Important

Providing spaces for community use Don't Know/Not Applicable

Providing spaces for quiet time and study

Providing spaces for quiet time and study Very Important

Providing spaces for quiet time and study Important

Providing spaces for quiet time and study Somewhat Important

Providing spaces for quiet time and study Not Important

Providing spaces for quiet time and study Don't Know/Not Applicable

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Very Important

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Important

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Somewhat Important

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Not Important

Preserving and promoting awareness of local history Don't Know/Not Applicable

Lifelong learning for all ages

Lifelong learning for all ages Very Important

Lifelong learning for all ages Important

Lifelong learning for all ages Somewhat Important

Lifelong learning for all ages Not Important

Lifelong learning for all ages Don't Know/Not Applicable

Fostering a love of reading

Fostering a love of reading Very Important

Fostering a love of reading Important

Fostering a love of reading Somewhat Important

Fostering a love of reading Not Important

Fostering a love of reading Don't Know/Not Applicable

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Very Important

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Important

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Somewhat Important

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Not Important

Supporting equity and inclusion of minority groups Don't Know/Not Applicable

Bowen Island Public Library - Community Survey

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* 1. What is your age?

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* 2. On average, how often do you visit the library?

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* 3. What issues (if any) limit your library use? (select all that apply)

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* 4. The Library strives to serve all members of the Bowen community. Which demographic should the library focus more services towards? (select up to three)

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* 5. How do you learn about library programs and services? (select all that apply)

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* 6. How important will it be for the Library to meet these community needs in the future?

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* 7. Please describe your ideal community in three (3) words:

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* 8. What is the next step you're looking to take in life? This could be a new hobby, new friendships, starting a family, etc.

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* 9. What do you miss the most because of the pandemic?

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* 10. Do you have any other comments for us? If you would like a response from the library, please include your contact information here.