Our mission is:
"Our goal is to enlighten, inform, and entertain our Patrons by providing access to a collection of diverse materials that reflect all aspects of the human experience.
We seek to broaden the emotional and intellectual horizons of our constituency by acting as an exchange for information. We hope to instill our Patrons with a sense of interconnectedness with their fellows. Censorship greatly hinders both of these aims, and will not be tolerated.
Our Library is so much more than that housed within our walls. We are committed to serve our community by simultaneously functioning as a gathering place for our citizens, an opportunity to invite others to share the most precious experiences in life, and a hub for Democracy."
We operate as an information nexus to our community.
To this aim:
We lend books to our Patrons.
We provide free public access computing to allow our Patrons a vital connection to society at large.
We provide reference services - our residents remember their town proudly, so we provide services at a distance when necessary.
We reinforce the curriculum of the local schools through serving the research needs of students.
We maintain a local history collection for our region, which is crucial for preservation of the culture.
We provide access to government information and voter registration materials.
We provide exposure to the Arts through programming and non traditional materials like our musical collection and film collection.
Due to the historic nature of our building, historic preservation is important to us.
At anytime, anyone can wish to learn anything, and we seek to serve these inquisitive desires.
