Los Alamos Public Library seeks resident input for new strategic plan
Residents have until July 27 to weigh in on what Los Alamos Public Library buys and offers, with kiosks, paper forms and translation help at White Rock.
Los Alamos Public Library has opened a Community Assessment Survey and is giving residents until July 27 to say what the system should prioritize next. The anonymous survey launched July 7 will help shape the library’s next strategic planning cycle and guide services, collections and programs over the next three years.
The library is asking for feedback on service gaps, unmet needs and future opportunities, not just general impressions of the branches. Residents can respond online or on paper, and households may submit one response for multiple family members. White Rock Branch Library also has survey kiosks, and those kiosks include translation support for people who want to answer in a language other than English.
Los Alamos Public Library is specifically inviting people who do not currently use the library, a group that can point to barriers regular patrons may overlook, from access and hours to collections and programming. The survey is part of an effort led by Library Manager Gwen Kalavaza.
Los Alamos Public Library began work in February 2023 on a strategic plan covering 2024 through 2026/2027, and that plan depends on community input gathered through surveys, conversations and focus groups. The Integrated Master Plan looks at what the county has, what is missing and what is needed across libraries, parks, recreation and other services.
The Los Alamos County Library Board is charged with gathering public input and making recommendations to County Council on library service objectives and the long-range plan. In 2025, Los Alamos County sought a sound study for Mesa Public Library to evaluate noise levels and recommend ways to reduce them.
The county library system includes Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave. in Los Alamos and White Rock Branch Library at 10 Sherwood Blvd. in White Rock. White Rock Branch opened in its current location in 2015, and the county marked its 10th anniversary in July 2025. Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries also support Mesa, White Rock Branch and the Lora Belle Cole Library at the Los Alamos County Detention Center.
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