About the Library

Vision

The Library is an essential partner in creating authentic and meaningful connections between individuals, ideas, and the community.

Mission

Create an intellectually and culturally rich environment where people aspire to enhance and improve their own lives.
Create connections and partnerships in the community for engagement, education, and success.
Foster both the imperative and joy of lifelong learning through encouraging literacy, igniting imagination, and ensuring access to diverse ideas.

Values

We encourage mutual respect among customers, the community, and coworkers for people and resources.
We respect the privacy of Library users and our coworkers.
We provide friendly, professional, and knowledgeable service to our customers, the community, and our coworkers.
We communicate effectively with customers, community, coworkers, thoughtfully listening, responding, and following up with a variety of communication tools.
We work respectfully and collaboratively within the Library, with community organizations and groups, and with elected officials to achieve common goals.
We are nimble, creative, and forward thinking in order to meet the ever-changing needs of the community.
We approach our work with joy and share our delight for learning and discovery with others.

Service Priorities from Strategic Plan 2012-2015

Create Young Readers: Early Literacy
Children from birth to age five will have programs and services designed to ensure that they will enter school ready to learn to read, write, and listen.

Learn to Read and Write: Adult, Teen, and Family Literacy
Adults and teens will have the support they need to improve their literacy skills in order to meet their personal goals and fulfill their responsibilities as parents, citizens, and workers.

Understand How to Find, Evaluate, and Use Information: Information Fluency
Residents will know when they need information to resolve an issue or answer a question and will have the skills to search for, locate, evaluate, and effectively use information to meet their needs.

Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Spaces
Residents will have a safe and welcoming physical place to meet and interact with others or to sit quietly and read and will have open and accessible virtual spaces that support social networking.