William T. Cosby Public Library
Strategic Planning Committee
Meeting Two
Library Program Room
Meeting Agenda
1. Review Meeting One
a. Come up with a number of vision statements/ideas that the
community can do for the next five years.
i. Normally based on populations
b. How much synergy between CISD and Coppell Library?
i. Do have a lot; Presentations from Librarians to children.
ii. Is the school spending money of libraries of each school and
are they getting the optimum usage? (Generally only
30minutes of library time for elementary children)
iii. Can the schools/ISD channel their money to the public library
instead?
iv. Would it be a field trip? Some kids would never get to go to the
library due to their parents.
c. Texas State Library
i. Tex Share databases; K-12 databases – state keeps trying to
fund it, but it gets cut.
d. Blue Bonnet Collection
i. Library purchase a lot of their books and then donates the
rest/extra to the school.
e. Accelerated Reader
i. Can we collaborate it with the Library?
1. Not all schools participate with AR.
2. Library does have the lists of books from the schools
that are used for AR
f. Cypress Waters
i. Does not have a library
ii. Coppell instituted a non-residency for library cards
iii. Located in CISD, but is in Dallas City Limits.
g. Fees
i. $40.00 for non residents
ii. Less than 200 people that are non residents in the library
h. Performing Arts
i. Speech and Debate: reciting poems/prose
ii. Coppell Theatre, High School Theatre
2. SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
a. Strengths (City of Coppell, not Library)
i. Tight community (physical/ relationships)
ii. School District
iii. Police/Fire Department
iv. Parks and Recreation/Events
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Centrally Located; being close to DFW
Efficient Government
Low Crime
Median Work/Roadways; Beautiful place; environment of the
community; Good maintenance
ix. Close to health care; excellent hospitals
x. Fiscally sound
xi. Income Distribution; wealthy community
xii. Higher education
xiii. Cradle to Grave Community; Lifetime community
xiv. Maintain home values
xv. Farmer’s Market
xvi. Pride
xvii. Diversity
xviii. Lots of Restaurants
xix. Community Services/Events; Arts; Coppell Theatre
xx. Recreation and Aquatic Center
xxi. Communication/ Variety in media: newspaper, tweets,
Facebook, social networking
xxii. People are caring for each other
xxiii. Faith based community
xxiv. Neighborhood watch
xxv. St. Ames Youth Group #1 in Nation
xxvi. Best communities to raise children in
xxvii. Volunteer Opportunities
xxviii. Senior and Community Center
xxix. YMCA; one of the largest in county (physical size)
xxx. Kid Country (Parks and Rec)
xxxi. Youth Sports Opportunities
b. Weaknesses
i. Taxes
ii. School System
iii. Access by other communities
iv. Lack of diversity in new housing
v. Enormous financial pressure to “Keep up with the Jones’”
vi. High Teen Suicide Rate
vii. Drugs
viii. Alcohol; schools put on their blinders on
ix. Access to Porn
x. Not enough stores in the city (variety)
xi. Traffic
xii. Live in bubble; lack of awareness (social issue)
xiii. Lack of restaurants
xiv. Divorce Rate
xv. Not a community that welcomes religious based
xvi. Education & Wealth
xvii. Outside perception is that it is a bubble
xviii. Viewed as Elitist/ misunderstood
c. Opportunities
i. Regional Transportation: Dart Station
ii. Promote a Green environment/LEED
iii. Book Drop Off for Library
iv. Invest in schools (money/quality)
v. Technology infrastructures
vi. Use of water/natural resources
vii. Take Farmer’s Market as a selling point
viii. Community Garden
ix. Consolidated Medical Center/Hospital
x. Enacting Vision 2030
xi. Ways to donate to Library
xii. Annual Fundraiser
xiii. Newspaper/Newsletter
d. Threats
i. Cypress Water Development
ii. Score Board at High School ($700,000)
iii. Legislative Issues
1. Education budget cuts
2. Sales tax revenues
iv. Influx of immigrants
v. People who don’t pay their taxes are not investing in the
community
vi. Disruption of political process
vii. Impact of economy
viii. Voter Apathy/ Turnout
ix. Robin Hood
x. Infrastructure (roads are bad)
xi. Home Owner’s Associations: don’t have Coppell’s interest
xii. Code enforcements
3. Current Conditions of Library
a. Presentation by staff
b. Presentation by UNT students: Erin Perkins and Angela Moreno
MINUTES: 6:00PM - 8:30pm