2010/04/21 Council Agenda Packet

N , . Targeted Competitive Grants 2010 Renew Washington Grant Application 8. Describe the measures that will be used to evaluate the project. (No more than 1 page) This question is worth 20 points. Consider the following items in responding to question 8: • Evaluation may address: • ■ Completion of the project in relation to the workplan, the specified timeframes and the budget. • The impact of the project on the organization's customers. ■ The impact of the project on the library,the larger library community, and the community as a whole. • Regarding the desired outcomes described in section one Of this application, what are the indicators of success?That is, how will you know if the project is successful? • What data will be collected to support the evaluation? • What tools will be used to collect the data (for example, tests, surveys, etc.) • How will the project successes be communicated and shared with other Washington libraries that desire to develop similar projects? • Patron satisfaction measures will include surveys and evaluation forms: • Program,class,and workshop evaluations will be collected at the close of each.These will measure the effectiveness of the presenter,of the content, and the overall satisfaction of the attendee. Indicators of success include a good overall turnout rate(as compared with the average for past library programs and workshops),and an overall satisfaction rate with the topics,frequency, and content of the sessions. Successes will be communicated with other Washington libraries via multiple communication Streams: • WA Public Library Directors group • WA Public Library Assistant Directors group • Washington Public Libraries Cooperate!Group • Puget Sound Collection Development group • WA Library Trainers group Significant successes would be shared via a program or paper proposal to the Washington Library -AssbclatibrrY. - — 13 of 13 6 4