Strategic Plan & Mission

The Rice Lake Public Library connects all people to their community and the world by promoting literacy, providing opportunities for recreation, supporting lifelong learning, and ensuring free and open access to ideas.

This is our vision for the future of the Rice Lake Public Library:

The Rice Lake Public Library is the center of community life in the Rice Lake area. It is a source of pride for local residents, most of whom make extensive use of the library’s materials and facility. All people feel welcome at the Rice Lake Public Library.

The library has a large, architecturally stimulating building located in the heart of the city. People come to the library to enjoy a cup of coffee and a good book, to gather for a community meeting, to attend one of the library’s varied programs, to play or have quiet time with their children, to make use of the library’s state-of-the-art technology, to seek out information from a trusted source, or simply to “hang out.” Making customer service a top priority, the library consistently anticipates and meets the needs of Rice Lake area residents

The strategic goals were developed to ensure that the Vision and Mission of the Rice Lake Public Library are realized. Each goal includes strategies to accomplish the goal and key indicators to measure performance. Although goals are numbered for ease of reference, they are not prioritized.