Yokohama City Library Action Plan (from 2010 to 2014)

Based on the recommendations of the Yokohama City Library Roundtable Report in August 2007, Yokohama City Library has been working to improve library services and provide efficient management and operation. In conjunction with the "Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan" formulated this year, we will reorganize the direction of our efforts and respond appropriately to new environmental changes surrounding the library, concrete action plan for the next five years We have formulated an action plan.

We support civic life through offer of document, information that citizen needs.

• Intellectual support for citizens' independence
• Support for citizens' self-realization
• Support for citizens' voluntary activities

• Formulation and implementation of a five-year plan to restructure collection [Priority Initiatives]
• Support for children's reading activities [Priority Initiatives]
• Support for citizens' learning activities and problem solving
• Promotion of the collection and provision of local information
• Enhancement of reading promotion activities in cooperation with local communities
• Development of Multicultural Services
• Promotion of civic collaboration

• Formulation of a librarian human resource development plan and promotion of human resource development [Priority Initiatives]
• Verification and evaluation of the operation status by the designated manager
• Introduced outsourcing services for librarians in some regional libraries
• Comprehensive study of the management and operation method of regional libraries
• Securing independent financial resources and saving expenses
• Creating a system that reflects citizens' opinions
• Study on the introduction of the next library information system
• Study on enhancing familiar and convenient library services
• Renovation and improvement of library facilities and seismic reinforcement
• Review of Operations at City Library

Yokohama City Library Action Plan (PDF: 832KB)