Library Values

As workers at a public library, we are guided by the ALA’s Core Values of Librarianship:

• Access
• Confidentiality/Privacy
• Democracy
• Diversity
• Education and Lifelong Learning
• Intellectual Freedom
• The Public Good
• Preservation
• Professionalism
• Service
• Social Responsibility

As employees of the New York Public Library in particular, we are guided by the Library’s Core Values (internal link):

• Helpful
• Curious
• Resourceful