• Continuing weekly outreach services offered at Altamont, Tabiona, and Parkside Manor.
  • Initiating a new weekly outreach service at Fruitland.
  • Upgrading patron printers and staff computers; and adding patron production machines in Roosevelt (3D printer, Cricut).
  • DCLS received multiple Quality Library Award recognitions by Utah State Library Division.
  • Plans were initiated and bid on to renovate the old county building that the Duchesne Branch shares. The renovation will expand the History Center and allow Duchesne Branch to grow a bit further.
  • Preparations for a new online library event and room reservation calendar commenced and is approaching its launch.
  • Duchesne Branch suffered the passing away of its Assistant Branch Manager. A new branch manager was hired and trained as well as 5 new employees in the past two years.
  • The History Center migrated its online database of county cemeteries and accompanying maps of plots to a new cloud-based system with Sunrise Engineering that was released publicly for local history research.
  • The library received nearly $138,000 in grants and reimbursements to cover purchases such as the Internet infrastructure of the new Roosevelt Library, hardware for self-checkout stations and radio-frequency identification tagging of the physical collection, circulating Internet hotspots, physical and digital collection purchases and more.
  • The physical tagging and ongoing cataloging of all 80,000 physical items of the Duchesne County Library physical collection to enable self-checkout and quicker, private circulation at all branches.
  • Installation of assistive door opening devices for the Duchesne Branch entrances.
  • Initial discussions were held with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s department about providing some offsite circulation for the long-term state inmates at the Duchesne County Justice Center.

In preparing for this 2024-2026 strategic plan, the library again released a public survey. This time the survey suggested some possible new services based on observations of the library staff and board. The survey also sought to gather any other suggestions from patrons for services that the library may have missed. Only a dozen residents responded in 2020. This round, the survey was released with a quick-response code for easier access. Responses rose greatly to 150. Over a dozen citizens also participated in a focus group to further discuss ideas and suggestions. All this increased input has directed the focus areas of this plan.

Focus Areas

This plan is considered a living document and will be adjusted as needs, opportunities, and obstacles change. It will be reviewed annually during the annual statistical review of the library each