Kyle City Council adopted a resolution approving the 2022-26 Kyle Public Library Long Range Plan at a meeting April 5. The library advisory committee conducted a survey from June 1-July 15, 2021 that was taken by 728 Kyle and Hays County residents to receive input that helped formulate the goals and objectives of the new five-year plan, Director of Library Services Paul Phelan said at the meeting.
“There were several components we looked at in order to find out what our citizens want in a public library, and one of the first steps we took was looking at a community profile,” Phelan said. “And it’s not that you make all your decisions based on this, but it does inform you.”
Among demographics analyzed were the continued increase in population, racial and ethnic background of citizens, poverty rates, education levels and more.
“If we have a higher rate of folks not graduating ... then we think, ‘Do we need more resources in those areas to help people?’” Phelan said.
