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Building libraries that become the heart of community activity, like the Valencia Park/Malcom X Library, is part of the Foundation's vision.
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The Foundation seeks to exceed the City's matching fund for books, materials, programming and other resources.
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Our Mission
The mission of the San Diego Public Library Foundation is to create, steward, and support an excellent free public library system by generating private sector support to supplement funding by the government.
The San Diego Public Library Foundation will actively work to advance the mission of the library system by raising public awareness and financial support to expand library access, broaden the Library's scope of services, enhance its community impact and raise its operating standards. We will fulfill our vision over the next three years by providing the needed resources to:
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Secure funding for the construction of three additional branch library facilities.
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Expand public access through extended operating hours throughout the library system.
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Continue to exceed the City’s matching fund goal for books, materials, programming and other resources.
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Actively promote access and awareness of library services through sustained marketing and public relations efforts.
To ensure that we successfully achieve our goals, we will initiate a community-wide marketing and fundraising campaign and augment our Board and staff to the levels necessary to fully support our organizational needs. Our Board of Directors will serve as ambassadors to advance the mission, values, and vision of the organization.
The following core values support our mission and vision. They guide our allocation of resources.
Excellence: We will work to raise funds and public awareness in support of a library system that maintains the highest quality standards in every aspect of its endeavors.
Access: We will help provide the necessary resources to continuously broaden library access for both residents & visitors to our community.
Literacy: We believe literacy is essential to a healthy society. Therefore our library system must have the resources necessary to serve as a conduit for individual and communal learning, community interaction, formal and informal training, and intellectual, artistic and cultural expression.
Education: We support libraries as educational resources that offer intellectually and physically safe environments for all segments of society in order to promote active learning for all who seek it.
Outreach: We view libraries as a gateway for those individuals who are new to a community, country or culture. As such, we will support the library’s efforts to offer both traditional and innovative research and educational opportunities. We will also strive to increase access to programs addressing the diversity of our region.
Community: We recognize that our library system is a community asset and pledge to honor the diversity that is the hallmark of our city. We will endeavor to make the library’s facilities and resources available for the broadest public benefit, consistent with our mission and values. In so doing, the library system will promote communication among people enhancing intellectual and emotional bonds across all diverse aspects of our community.
Accountability: We will be responsible stewards of the public trust and the resources that are provided to us. We will operate in a financially prudent manner and ensure resources are applied to their designated purposes. We will use best business practices that allow us to better serve our community and assure financial and organizational vitality.
Governance: We will achieve and maintain the highest standards in our governance, management and operational practices. We will continue to develop an engaged, informed Board of Directors and an experienced and accomplished staff. We will actively seek advice and support from a broad constituency that is representative of those we serve.
- For a copy of the Foundation's audited 2010 financial statements, visit here.
- For a copy of the Foundation's audited 2009 financial statements, visit here.
- For a copy of the Foundation's audited 2008 financial statements, visit here.
- For a copy of the Foundation's 2009 tax forms visit here.
- For a copy of the Foundation's 2008 tax forms visit here.
- For a copy of the Foundation's 2007 tax forms visit here.
