Vision: Huntington Woods Public Library is an inclusive, welcoming community resource that strives to meet the diverse needs of all of its citizens.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement: Huntington Woods Public Library is committed to a future that embraces diversity, equity, and racial understanding that lives through our vision statement of giving respect to all individual differences. Huntington Woods Public Library is an equitable, diverse, and inclusive community resource that strives to meet the needs of all of its citizens regardless of age, cultural background, disability, ethnicity, family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, health, socioeconomic status and veteran status.


The Library demonstrates its support by:

  • Engaging the staff in ongoing inclusion training, education, and professional development;
  • Creating a safe workplace environment in which employees’ voices can be included, heard, valued, and treated with respect;
  • Ensuring fair and equitable treatment with access to appropriate resources and opportunities;
  • Continue to make technology accessible to help bridge the digital divide;
  • Continue to regularly evaluate our library programs and collections to ensure we are meeting our customers’ needs;
  • Our recruitment efforts will concentrate on recruiting qualified marginalized and underrepresented populations;
  • Commit to providing educational materials and programming addressing social justice.

Approved by the Huntington Woods Public Library Advisory Board, November 15, 2021.