Strategic Planning

Strategic planning is a crucial activity in the success of many organizations, enabling them to focus on a common set of significant issues and yielding a powerful and shared sense of the future. NEO-RLS offers two Strategic Planning Tracks to fit your situation and can work with you to customize the process further as needed. We will help you get the process started, keep it on track by guiding your Board, community stakeholders and staff in defining long-term goals and objectives and by providing a framework for the final report and subsequent action. Click here for detailed information on our process and costs.

"Working with the NEO-RLS team on the Ursuline College Ralph M. Besse Library strategic plan was a wonderful experience. The team created a safe environment for the library staff to share open and honest thoughts that lead to a plan that will help the library grow in the years to come." -- Suzy Schroeder-Green - Director, Library and Academic Support Services, Ursuline College

Libraries that have used NEO-RLS to facilitate their Strategic Planning process include the following:

Public Libraries

Ashtabula County District Library
Avon Lake Public Library
Barberton Public Library
Burton Public Library
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
Cuyahoga Falls Library
East Cleveland Public Library
Euclid Public Library
Grafton-Midview Public Library
Kingsville Public Library
Kirtland Public Library
Licking County Library
Lorain Public Library System
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
Marvin Memorial Library
McKinley Memorial Library
Medina County District Library
Mentor Public Library
North Canton Public Library
Orrville Public Library
Portage County District Library
Ritter Public Library
Sandusky Library
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
Twinsburg Public Library
Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
Westlake Porter Public Library

Academic Libraries

University Libraries, University of Akron
Ralph M. Besse Library, Ursuline College
Ritter Library, Baldwin Wallace University