Lafayette Public Library

Mission:
We are your community connection to reading and learning.

Vision:
Lafayette will continue to be a community that values reading and encourages learning.  To support these endeavors, the Library will provide personal service and skillful guidance through the world of books, media, and information.

Core Values:
These values represent the basic beliefs that capture the very essence of why the Library does what it does.

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      Our library is central to the intellectual life of the Lafayette community.
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      Our library promotes lifelong learning and self-improvement because these activities lead to strong, self-sustaining communities.
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      People look to our library as a place to find an entire spectrum of information.
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      Our library plays an important role in helping prepare children to be well-educated, productive adults.
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      Our librarians pursue innovation in the ways in which we organize and deliver information to the community.
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      Our patrons' privacy and confidentiality will always be protected by the library staff.
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      Everyone in the community has an equal right to read, to access information, and to use our library.
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      Our library provides a comfortable place for people in our community to gather and share common interests.
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      Our library offers an outstanding return on tax dollars.