{"id":76,"date":"2017-06-21T14:18:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T14:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2022-02-19T17:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T17:18:11","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/home\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Lisle Free Library serves the needs of the community by providing access to informational and educational resources in a variety of formats and technologies, supporting their use and providing space in an open, non-judgmental, and respectful environment while providing superior quality service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Vision Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through its literary collections and services, the Lisle Free Library will be an essential partner to Lisle and surrounding communities by providing a spectrum of educational resources and programming to generate curiosity and provide tools for discovery in a safe and welcoming environment.&nbsp; The Lisle Free Library strives to create life-long readers and learners; we strive to preserve our storied past, enrich&nbsp;present lives, and prepare for&nbsp;an ever-changing future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Values<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We value the Library as an essential community partner providing an inclusive, safe environment in the community. Its collections, displays, and services will reflect a variety of opinions and viewpoints.&nbsp; The Board of Trustees, the staff, and the volunteers of the Lisle Free Library are committed to the following values:&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Providing excellent service to our community and partners that is respectful, friendly, and welcoming.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Reading and educational materials that are available for all ages; available in a variety of media formats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Learning media and collections that are diverse in not only format but also in representation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Communicating with the public in an open and honest fashion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Being good stewards of&nbsp;our&nbsp;financial and material&nbsp;resources.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Protecting confidentiality of&nbsp;library patron records.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Mission Statement The Lisle Free Library serves the needs of the community by providing access to informational and educational resources in a variety of formats and technologies, supporting their use and providing space in an open, non-judgmental, and respectful environment while providing superior quality&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/home\/who-we-are\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":896,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/920"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/lisle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}