Albany Public Library

Albany Public Library educates, entertains, and empowers our community.

The following values will inform our decision-making:

• COLLABORATION | Proactively engage with community partners to address social and educational issues.
• DISCOVERY | Help members of the community learn, grow, and achieve their dreams by expanding minds and opening new worlds.
• DIVERSITY | Commit to human rights, free thought, and free expression.
• EMPATHY | Treat everyone with understanding and compassion.
• INTEGRITY | Maintain transparency in operations and governance.
• LITERACY | Introduce the community to a wide variety of materials, programs, and resources that increase their knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment.
• PRIVACY | Protect the privacy of library users.
• SERVICE | Provide resources for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community.

Albany Public Library is a resource for life. Let’s grow together!