Bibliothèques de Seattle

Ballard Branch

Ballard Branch

Beacon Hill Branch

Beacon Hill Branch

International District/Chinatown Branch

International District/Chinatown Branch

South Park Branch

South Park Branch

South Park Branch

Organizational Goals Service

Provide exemplary customer service to our internal and external customers

Accountability Build a sustainable, accountable, relevant and fiscally sound organization

Engagement Involve and engage staff and the public

Service PrioritiesCustomer Service

Immigrants & refugees

24/7 virtual library

Early learning

Cultural programming

Lifelong learning

Strategic PrioritiesAccountability

Align staff to support priorities

Develop sustainable funding

Emphasize safety and security

Manage assets assertively

Strategic PrioritiesEngagement

Develop and sustain a healthy workplace environment and culture

Create a boundless library that reaches out to the community and creates collaborative partnerships

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Traditional Library

Cultural, Literacy & Life skills

programming

The New Library

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the free public library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.

-Andrew Carnegie