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Technology Plan
Avon Free Public Library
Avon, CT.
October 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010
Vision: To excel as the community’s link to ideas, information and resources.
Mission Statement: To serve as the center of enrichment for the Avon community
providing free and convenient access to information, literature, culture and the arts
through a variety of media and technologies. To fulfill this promise, the library will
provide:
• Free and convenient access to a diverse and growing collection
• Knowledgeable and responsive staff
• Technology that connects our community to the global information world; and,
• A variety of library services and programs for all ages.
Adopted by the Board of Directors,
Avon Free Public Library October 16, 2007
Technology Vision Statement: The Avon Free Public Library will be the information
hub for the community, utilizing current technologies and high speed Internet access to
improve library services for the community including links to schools, Town agencies,
businesses and organizations. The Library will be both a physical place as well as an
information portal, where residents will be able to access the library 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, through its website and electronic resources. Library staff will be provided
with continuous training and development opportunities so they may better serve the
public.
Objectives of this Plan
This plan is intended to guide technological development in the Library for the next
three years. It will support the minimal needs of the library’s mission statement,
stimulate thought and discussion about the technological needs of our community,
provide structure for planning and budgeting in the next three years, provide a base to
plan for technology in building expansion and finally, meet the criteria of the FCC for
application for the E-rate discount for telecommunications.
Current Technology Environment: The Avon Free Public Library has a hardwired
network of 45 computers, including one laptop: 25 public and 20 staff workstations.
Staff workstations are the tools used for public services functions, such as checking out
materials, cataloging materials, placing reserves and Interlibrary Loans, updating
Library and Town websites, answering Reference queries and e-mails, and Reference
database searching. Telecommunications are provided in the form of a T-1 line through
C.E.N. (Connecticut Education Network) and our membership in the CONNECT
consortium, administered by Library Connection, Inc. in Windsor. They also host our e-
mail server.
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