RAC Vision

New York's libraries ensure every New Yorker has reliable, equitable access to crucial information, services, and lifelong learning and connection opportunities. The Regents Advisory Council on Libraries has established the following framework identifying strategic priorities and collaborative action to help libraries devote necessary resources to ensure community resilience during an uncertain and tumultuous time. For additional information, please feel free to explore our funding and guidance resources.

New York libraries are dedicated to universal access, based on the idea that society benefits when everyone has an equal opportunity to leverage the power of the Internet. By focusing on solutions and working in intentional partnership with our communities, libraries can help New York achieve its vision of digital equity.

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Libraries work toward equity for all by making a material difference in the lives of people who have been denied power and opportunity based on race, gender, sexuality, national origin, spoken language, and disability. We advance and model socioeconomic and racial equity policies and practices.

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As community anchors, libraries strengthen civic relationships and build social cohesion by creating a shared space, convening, and hosting critical conversations, and providing resources and programs to inform, create, entertain, and weave broad social networks. We will continue to build collaborative relationships to develop thriving, resilient, and responsive communities.

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