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Engage Community <br />The library enhances our vibrant community. <br />Inspire Community: Serve as our community living room. Create gathering opportunities for community members to <br />interact, learn and share experiences with each other and with local business people, artists, entertainers, and <br />educators. Bring our community together to build relationships and support our small-town atmosphere. <br />Spread the Word: Introduce Library services and products to business owners & community members. <br />Welcome All: Create an inclusive space that reflects the diversity of our community and its needs <br />Champion Literacy <br />The library provides resources and programs to nurture and support multiple literacies. <br />Champion Literacy: <br />Early Literacy: Enable parents and caregivers to build pre -literacy skills to ensure that children enter school ready <br />to read. Provide informative/instructive collections, programs and services in support of early literacy. <br />Beginning Readers: Support and develop literacy in young readers through quality collections, programs and <br />events. <br />Lifelong Literacy: Offer library and online resources to satisfy curiosity and grow lifelong learning skills. <br />Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Literacy: Foster exploration of STEAM subjects and <br />promote STEAM literacy. <br />Leverage Our Partnerships: Collaborate with daycares, schools and other educational organizations to promote <br />multiple literacies. <br />Offer Diverse Collections: Reflect the diversity of our community and world in our collections and resources. <br />Provide Technology Education: Help patrons learn to use available technologies through classes and one-on-one <br />instruction. <br />Spark Imagination and Learning <br />The library provides resources, technology & programs to inspire lifelong learning. <br />Bring Resources to Life: Deliver programs that encourage creativity, offer hands-on education, and highlight the <br />resources available through the Library. Bring people together to share their knowledge and skills with each other <br />and our community. <br />Encourage Creativity and Personal Growth: Provide access to a robust and relevant collection of print and online <br />resources. Create displays that generate conversation and interest in new subjects. <br />Provide Creative Spaces: Offer meeting areas and collaborative spaces to foster community interactions. Strive to <br />provide spaces for quiet study and reflection. <br />City of Louisville I Department of Library and Museum Services <br />