The Role Setting Activity
WorkSheet #3A




We want to know what YOU think about the library's current services and
programs--and what you think the library should be doing in the future.  
This exercise is designed to help you tell us that.

 1. Read the descriptions of each role again.  Do this on your own without 
    talking to others.
 
 2. As you read the descriptions, think about your library.  Which ones really 
    paint a picture of the library as it is right now?
 
 3. Using the Role Selection WorkSheet, divide 100 points among the roles to 
    show the library as you see it now.  Put your score in Column #1, "Current 
    Activities."
 
 4. After you finish this first part, we will combine your points and talk 
    about your views about the library's current services and programs.  
    Do not start working on Column #2 yet.
 
 5. After the first discussion, ask yourself these questions about each role:
 
    - Do many people in my community have a need for the services offered by 
      this role?
    - Are there other organizations or groups in the community that already 
      fill these needs?
    - Does the library have the staff, money, space, and time to fill this role?
   
 6. Now, tell us which roles best describe what you would like the library 
    to do five years from now.  

After you have reviewed the potential roles for the future and asked yourself
the three questions, complete Column #2, "Future Vision" on the Role Selection
WorkSheet.
 



YOU MUST ASSIGN AT LEAST 20 POINTS TO ANY ONE ROLE
COLUMN #2!


 7. After you finish, we will combine the points and discuss your ideas about
    the library's future.
 

IN SUMMARY:

  - Read the role descriptions without talking to other group members.
  - Divide 100 points in Column #1 to show the roles you think that the 
    library now emphasizes.
  - Combine points and compare choices.
  - Think about what you would like the library to be in the future.
  - Divide 100 points in Column #2 to describe what you would like the library
    to look like in the future.
    Do NOT assign fewer than 20 points to any one role.
  - Combine points and talk about the library's future.


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