DeKalb County Public Library

DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library is a place to grow. The library enlight­ens and enrich­es the peo­ple of DeKalb Coun­ty by pro­vid­ing respon­sive, dynam­ic ser­vices that meet the chang­ing infor­ma­tion­al, edu­ca­tion­al, and recre­ation­al needs of a diverse population.

The library plays a pri­ma­ry role in cul­ti­vat­ing a lit­er­ate and eco­nom­i­cal­ly strong DeKalb Coun­ty, enhanc­ing the qual­i­ty of life for every­one in the community.

The DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library pro­vides excel­lent ser­vice to res­i­dents based on the fol­low­ing values:

Many inequities in our soci­ety have been brought to the fore­front over the last few years in ways that can­not be ignored. Each of us has a role to play in address­ing changes that need to hap­pen. DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library rec­og­nizes equi­ty, diver­si­ty and inclu­sion as inte­gral to achiev­ing our mis­sion of being a place to grow. That growth can­not hap­pen with­out respect, hard work and com­mu­ni­ty empow­er­ment. We under­stand our com­mu­ni­ties are strength­ened when all are allowed to thrive.

Equi­ty is the qual­i­ty of being fair and impar­tial, with free­dom from bias or favoritism. Diver­si­ty is the vari­ety of things that make us unique includ­ing cul­ture, beliefs, eth­nic­i­ty, gen­der and sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion. Inclu­sion is feel­ing val­ued and hav­ing a sense of belonging.

Equi­ty, diver­si­ty and inclu­sion are at the root of our deci­sions :