Our Vision
Where community grows and thrives
Our Mission
Together, we build meaningful connections and inspire lifelong curiosity
Our Goals
Listen
We listen to our community and create responsive services and spaces where everyone belongs
Strategies:
- Actively reach out to our communities to ensure they are heard
- Prioritize culturally relevant, community-focused, and intergenerational programming
- Ensure staff, collections, programs, and library spaces reflect our communities
- Enhance and update facilities to create inviting and flexible spaces
- Offer fun, free, and joyful opportunities that inspire and uplift
Connect
We connect people and build partnerships to achieve shared goals
Strategies:
- Align our efforts with the needs and aspirations of our communities
- Build partnerships that bridge community needs and library offerings
- Create opportunities to bring people together to strengthen connections
- Leverage resources in inventive ways to help our communities flourish
- Communicate an inspiring vision and the library’s story of impact
Discover
We champion a culture of continuous growth and discovery for all
Strategies:
- Engage children, teens, adults, and seniors in high-quality, research-informed experiences
- Sustain our strong literacy initiatives with a dedicated focus on low literacy and English-language learners
- Prioritize digital literacy by ensuring our communities have access to a variety of technologies, reliable internet, and essential digital skills
- Champion the freedom to read and explore a rich diversity of information, ideas, and perspectives
- Support the growth and well-being of our staff
Engage
We engage our communities through meaningful outreach and expanded access to resources
Strategies:
- Strengthen organizational capacity and prioritize our work and resources to enhance outreach efforts
- Connect community members to library experiences in ways that best meet their needs
- Provide a wide range of services and access points that extend beyond our buildings
- Utilize a variety of communication platforms, including multimedia and language resources, to share library programs and services
We warmly invite you to explore our strategic plan, which is available in English, Chinese, and Spanish. Click any of the language options below to read the full plan in your preferred language.
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