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The study was conducted based on a business report of the Intermunicipal public library Žalec and its internal material for the Municipal library Prebold. Methods of quantitative descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used. In the research, library roles for users' needs in a local environment and library's success in doing this were reviewed; implementation dynamics of library's frequent and periodic activities was presented for a period of six years (2014-2019). We presented Prebold public library in a local environment, its activities and their planning, as well as individual activities from the viewpoint that they are thematically connected with library roles; overview of library activities according to target active and passive user groups; selfevaluation through number of participants and frequency of library activities. Our analysis revealed library's success in implementing activities for achieving development of library roles. Results show continuity of some and increase of using other library activities and services. Librarian activities are categorized into individual thematic projects. Research results can be used as a basis for strategic planning of library activities with respect to which library roles to develop in a public library according to interests and needs in a local environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]