LIBRARY SERVICES
MISSION STATEMENT

OUR MISSION is to make a positive difference in the quality of our community's life. We are committed to:
  ---supporting formal education,
  ---providing tools for lifelong learning,
  ---working with people to find answers to their questions, and
  ---fostering reading skills and reading for enjoyment.

WE BELIEVE that accomplishing our mission involves:
  ---providing a friendly environment where all people are welcomed,
  ---recognizing that every person's question is valid and deserving of our 
           respect and attention,
  ---supporting a free and open exchange of ideas and viewpoints,
  ---maintaining a dialogue with the community and responding to changes
          within the community,
  ---utilizing both new technologies and traditional resources, and
  ---continuing the development of our skills and abilities.