Mission + Vision + Values

Our Mission

The QT Library nurtures the curiosity and magic of the queer and trans community through centralized resources and curated programs held in an affirming space.

Our Vision

We envision a world in which every queer and trans person in the QT Library community feels connected to our history, nurtured in our present, and propelled into our brilliant future.

Our Values

The QT Library seeks to be a beloved & restorative…

COMMUNITY grounded by shared values and trust around
ACCESS to personal and educational resources of all kinds for people of all ages,
ACCESSIBILITY as a fundamental framework for programming and collections development,
INTENTIONALITY through a commitment to thoughtful decision-making and design,
PARTNERSHIP with our community, our neighborhood, our city, and our planet,
RESPECT for one another, for the resources, and for the space,
SUSTAINABILITY by creating the conditions for longevity and resilience,

…all towards an ongoing practice of accountability and growth.

A Note on Interdependence and Accountability

(adapted from language by the New York Foundation for the Arts)

The QT Library recognizes the historic and systemic marginalization of people by race, ethnicity, immigration status, religion, age, geography, ability, sexual orientation, and/or gender and gender-identity. The QT Library will continuously work to identify, acknowledge, understand, and dismantle both its own institutional structures of oppression and those of the larger world. The QT Library continually strengthens its partnerships locally, nationally, and internationally, believing that only through collective action and collaboration can the QT Library build a practice that upholds its values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and disability access and support.

We believe that accountability is an active and sustained practice of reducing the harms we cause and investing in our potential to grow. We are accountable to ourselves, to our values, to our community, and to our community’s values. We believe that accountability relies on transparency of practice, clarity in communication, collaborative decision-making, and investment in systems change within and outside of our organization. We believe that we should always be actively learning.