The Santa Cruz Public Libraries is gathering information from everyone in the community to advise our strategic planning process. The new strategic plan will guide our decision-making on service priorities for the next 3 years. 

Best practice in community data gathering is based on community aspirations. These questions are intended to help us determine what those aspirations are. Once we know what is important to people in the community, we can adjust library services to help make those aspirations a reality.

1.What kind of community do you want to live in?

2.Why is that important to you?

3.How is that different from how you see things now?

4.What are some of the things that need to happen to create that kind of change?

5.What school do you work for?