Annual Report 2013-2014

A Message from Director Paula Miller...

BCPL’s Vision

BCPL: The place to be empowered, inspired, informed and to succeed.

BCPL’s Mission

Baltimore County Public Library will connect our diverse community with innovative, quality services as we:

• Create welcoming physical and virtual spaces.
• Champion an early and lifelong love of reading.
• Excel as an essential information resource.

Our Strategic Plan

Fiscal year 2014 marked the midpoint of Baltimore County Public Library’s Strategic Plan IX: Making a Difference. We continued to focus our efforts on meeting our community’s needs in the service response areas identified in Strategic Plan IX:

• Stimulate Imagination: Reading Viewing and Listening for Pleasure
• Create Young Readers: Early Literacy
• Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Spaces
• Satisfy Curiosity: Lifelong Learning
• Succeed in School: Homework Help
• Connect to the Online World: Public Internet Access

2014 Highlights

Branches by the Numbers

On a typical day at BCPL...

BCPL Board of Trustees

FY14

Sharon Knecht, President
Frank Regan, Vice President
Carol Buell, Secretary
John Holman, Treasurer
Edythe Brooks
Jeffrey Smith
Henry Turner

FY15

John Holman, President
Frank Regan, Vice President
Aaron Slater, Secretary
Henry (Chip) Hiebler Jr., Treasurer
Jane S. Eickhoff
Michael N. Netzer
Paul J. Schwab

Baltimore County Executive

Kevin Kamenetz

Baltimore County Council Members