Access: We believe that creativity lives in each of us and we advocate for all by being accessible and welcoming in our collections and programming.
Collaboration: We believe that by working with residents, neighbors, businesses and governments in the community, we can inspire.
Commitment: We believe in commitment to each other, our audiences, our neighbors and our community by being respectful, good listeners, communicative, accessible, dependable, and responsive.
Creativity: We instill our work and collection with imagination and innovation and foster creativity in our neighbors, partners and the over-all community.
Discovery: We explore and bring to light new knowledge, ideas and inspirations.
Diversity: We are committed to building an inclusive environment that welcomes and values diversity.
Excellence: We deliver the highest-quality products and services in all endeavors by being innovative, reflective, rigorous and attentive to community needs and by adhering to high quality standards.
Integrity: We carry out all our work by being responsible, accountable, transparent, honest, ethical and professional.
Respect: We respect our neighbors, partners and the environments in which we interact.
Service: We are a benefit to the public, partners and the community.
Stewardship: We are dedicated to responsible stewardship and apply best practices to the care of the collections placed in our trust, as well as good stewards of our relationships, resources, assets and facilities.
