Strategic Plan & Comprehensive Facilities Plan
FVRLibraries is entering its next chapter with the launch of a new 5-year Strategic Plan and a 10-year Comprehensive Facilities Plan. Together, these plans guide how we evolve library services, spaces, and investments to respond to changing community needs—now and into the future.
The Strategic Planning Process
FVRLibraries launched its strategic and facilities planning processes in spring 2025 to shape a shared five-year vision. Guided by staff, trustees, and community advisors, the process gathered input through surveys, focus groups, and community conversations across the district. Community insights informed the development of the mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities considered by the Board.
Phases of the Strategic Planning Process
Key Terms
CPT: Core Planning Team consisting of FVRL Administrative team members and Consultant team members.
Admin Team: FVRLibaries Administrative Team
Board: FVRLibraries Board of Trustees
NCAC: Next Chapter Advisory Committee, a diverse array of individuals from different professional backgrounds and lived experience providing insight and guidance in the development of FVRLibraries’ strategic and facilities plans.
Community Engagement Report — What We Heard
Hear directly from community members across the district and explore the themes, needs, and opportunities shaping the future of FVRLibraries.
Board of Trustees Updates & Adoption Meetings
Throughout the planning process, the Board of Trustees received updates on community engagement findings and draft plan components. In fall 2025 and January 2026, the Board reviewed proposed language and made final decisions regarding the mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities, formally adopting the Strategic Plan.
August Meeting:
Community Engagement Insights
At its August meeting in Goldendale, the Board of Trustees received a progress update focused on community engagement insights for the library’s Strategic Planning Process from the library’s consulting partners, Point North and Group 4.
November Meeting:
Vision, Mission, Values, & Priorities Framework
At the November meeting in Battle Ground the Board of Trustees received an update on the strategic plan, including proposed language for the mission, vision, values, and priorities. The presentation included one of the library’s consulting partners, Point North.
December Meeting:
Comprehensive Facilities Plan Adoption
At the December 15 meeting at Vancouver Community Library, Group 4 Architecture presented the Comprehensive Facilities Plan and the Board took action on adopting the plan.
January Meeting:
Strategic Plan Adoption
At the January 26 meeting at Vancouver Community Library, the Board heard a Strategic Planning Process overview, received a staff report on the proposed Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Priorities, and took action on adoption of the five-year Strategic Plan.
Next Chapter Advisory Committee Members
This committee, comprising community leaders, partners with the library and our consultants to share perspectives, offer feedback, and help ensure that the plans reflect the needs and priorities of the communities we serve.
- Alicia Gomori, FVRLibraries
- Jennifer Giltrop, FVRLibraries
- Mary Williams, FVRLibraries Trustee
- Marie Coffey, FVRLibraries Trustee
- Olga Hodges, FVRLibraries Trustee
- Terra McLeod, FVRLibraries
- Barrie Olmstead, FVRLibraries
- Devon Laing, FVRLibraries
- Andy Parsons, FVRLibraries
- June Knudson, North Bonneville & Stevenson Friends of the Library
- Jane Higgins, Battle Ground Friends of the Library
- Jenny Wilkerson, FVRL Foundation
- Susan Smith, Ridgefield School District
- Mike Nerland, ESD 112
- Angela Badastini, Home School Advocate
- Ty Stober, Councilmember - City of Vancouver
- Marla Keethler, Mayor - City of White Salmon
- Joe Walsh, City of Washougal
- Amy Tanska Ott, Greater Vancouver Chamber
- Michelle Milner, ZOOM Info
- Tanna Engdahl, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
- Brad Richardson, Clark County Historical Museum
- Sasha Bentley, Washington Gorge Action Programs
- Lyn Love, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Travis Piatz, South Central Workforce
- Stella Koitzsch, La Center High School
Our Consulting Partners
We are working with two firms to guide the Strategic and Facilities Planning process.
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Group 4 Architecture: A nationally recognized leader in library and community facility design, specializing in flexible, welcoming spaces shaped by community needs.
- Point North: A Southwest Washington–based consulting firm focused on community engagement and strategic planning, with deep experience serving local organizations.
Together, they bring expertise in facilities planning and public engagement to ensure the library’s next chapter is informed, inclusive, and forward-looking.
