Libraries Change Lives for a Better Community
To deliver on our mission to change lives for a better community, we rely on three great resources—our staff, our collections, and our physical and digital spaces—to provide opportunities for learning and growth to all residents of the Township of Hillside.
1. We inspire lifelong learning by creating more able learners and researchers. We:
- Teach learning and information-navigation skills
- Provide tools, resources, programs and spaces to work
- Ask and answer questions that encourage patrons to challenge their assumptions
- Support creativity, research, and problem-solving
- We advance knowledge by providing free and open access to materials and information
that assist with the needs of the community and beyond. We:
2. We advance knowledge by providing free and open access to materials and information that assist with the needs of the community and beyond. We:
- Identify, acquire, and preserve items that enhance our unique areas of expertise
- Connect with other organizations whose materials complement our own
- Inspire interest, expand horizons, and enrich perspectives
3. We strengthen our communities by promoting and providing partnerships with community organizations on services, and programs. We:
- Create safe and reliable places where we and our patrons can enjoy, honor, celebrate, and engage with our communities
- Provide various programs that offer opportunities for learning
- Offer unique and authoritative materials of historical importance
- Bring our diverse communities together through partnerships
