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About Us

Our Vision

Everyone in our community is connected to their library.

Our Mission

We engage and inspire our communities through equitable access to knowledge and resources.

Our Values

Community. Equity. Inclusion. Welcoming. Learning. Respect.

Our Goals

Enhance library services so that everyone can engage in experiences they value.

Create inspiring spaces so that customers and staff experience spaces that are welcoming, inclusive, easy-to-use, and support current and emerging library use.

Optimize library funding so that we can continue to be good stewards of our finances and work to secure additional private and state funds.

Invest in our people and organization so that we are resilient, equitable and regenerative and our staff have the support and resources they need.

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2 counties | 800,000+ residents | 23 libraries | 450+ employees

Learn more inside the 2021 Community Report.

Sno-Isle Libraries continues to embed equity, diversity, and inclusion into all facets of our organization. Key work in 2021 included the expansion of in-person, contact-free, and online services for greater access and to allow customers

to connect their way:

online, in-person, or with contact-free service.

— Lois Langer Thompson, Executive Director

15,743
LibChat, email, and text help sessions.

681
Book-a-librarian sessions for 1-1 help.

800, 336
Pages printed with remote printing.

1.47 million
Wi-Fi connections from library premises.

12,177
Laptop & Wi-Fi hotspot checkouts.

$66.6 million revenue

$64.8 million expenditures

35 years clean audits

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