Library Plan

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Intro

How will The Library change over the next 3-5 years so that Free Geek can better fulfill its mission and live up to its principles?

State of the program

Currently just a bunch of books on a shelf, the library is currently being organized and put into a database.

Current and past issues

The library has been largely ignored, with episodic interest. We are currently making a real effort to set it up as a useful resource.

Trends and predictions

Once the library is set up, it could be a valuable adjunct to the education program. Various publishers have offered to supply new titles. It is unlikely to take up less space than it does now and the upkeep, though needed is unlikely to take a lot of time. There will, however, need to be effort made to not let it fall into disuse again.

SWOT

Make the library a useful resource for Free Geek's community and educational program

	Good (for Free Geek)	Bad (for Free Geek)
Internal (to Free Geek)	Strengths: Strengths are advantages we have that are internal to Free Geek and helpful to achieving the objective. (Good things we do.) Continuous supply new books Interested volunteers	Weaknesses: Weaknesses are problems we have that are internal to Free Geek and harmful to achieving the objective. (Things we do poorly or not at all.) We have tended to let the library languish Disorganization
External (to Free Geek)	Opportunities: Opportunities are advantages we have that are external to Free Geek and helpful to achieving the objective. (Good things that will or could happen to us.) Publishers want to give us books	Threats: Threats are problems we have that are external to Free Geek and harmful to achieving the objective. (Bad things that will or could happen to us.) Computer knowledge is a moving target

See also Trends and Attributes | What do we want to do?

Related Documents

• 3 - 5 year plan and Vision Statement
• Long Term Strategy Process
• Meta Question
• Hiring Strategy
• General Priorities
• Space Usage