CORE VALUES (WHAT WE USE AS A GUIDE)

Critical Thinking

Library Staff and guests are empowered to actively evaluate information and make informed decisions. As the contemporary world becomes more complex, especially with the ease at which misinformation and artificially generated information is disseminated, critical thinking remains a foundational skill that requires lifelong learning to maintain.

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Innovation

Libraries are agents of change by offering contemporary services and resources using digital tools and creative spaces, with an emphasis on ethical stewardship of new technologies. Innovation requires library workers to be bold in thinking critically through professional development, specifically geared toward introducing new materials and resources for library guests.

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Justice

Libraries play a crucial role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity by dismantling barriers and by creating spaces that are accessible, welcoming, and beneficial to all library guests. This is accomplished by intentionally and proactively fairly treating historically and systemically underrepresented and underserved individuals and groups by actively dismantling oppressive systems, practices, and policies by replacing them with actions that promote equity.

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Sustainability

Sustainability encapsulates reactive, active, and proactive choices that ensure the library is working for the good of the environment, making fiscally responsible actions, and treating everyone with justice. Sustainable choices ensure physical and digital resources, as well as services, have a directly positive impact now and in the future. The Library takes actions to support climate resiliency and rejuvenation to create a better tomorrow.