Strategic Plan

Caledon Public Library (CPL) released its new strategic plan this week which sets the course for the Library’s activities over the next four years. The plan prioritizes connections, learning, and community-informed services, and it positions the Library as a champion of intellectual freedom, responsible for safeguarding open access to information and encouraging dialogue.

CPL’s 2025-2028 Strategic Plan reflects the viewpoints and ideas of community members, both Library users and non-users, staff, the Library Board and Leadership, community partners, and Council. Along with its four new strategic priorities, the plan offers a reconfirmed vision, mission and values, which will guide CPL as it sets out to achieve its aligned action plan.

“Our vision for CPL is that it fuels an informed, inspired and connected Caledon. The Library will see this vision come to life by nurturing lifelong learners, championing innovation, and strengthening the communities within Caledon” said Colleen Lipp, CEO and Chief Librarian. “Our values remain constant and reflect the core principles that guide every decision. CPL’s commitment to inclusivity and equity, to being a library for all, is at the top of the list.”

A committee of CPL staff and Board members along with creative strategy and consulting firm, Saffy Inc., led the creation of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan as well as a new logo and brand for the public library.

Jill Jambor, Manager of Communications and Cultural Development, explains, “the new logo, a tree, is a modern take on the traditional symbol of knowledge, growth, and connection. It connects us to information, to possibility, to our community and culture, to the physical place where we live, work, and learn, and, through enduring continual evolution, to the future.”

CPL shares more about the new plan in a video, and you can pick up a copy in any of the Library’s branches or view it online.