Library Mission, Values and Purpose

The library's mission:
To connect individuals to information, knowledge and thought and support their development as competent, ethical learners and leaders.

The library's core values:

• Individual Growth and Promise: We believe in nurturing people, helping them to believe in and achieve their potential.  Our desire is to provide opportunities for learning and personal growth.
• Service:  We strive to recognize the needs of others and seek opportunities to serve them as best we can.
• Stewardship:  We are committed to the highest utilization of the resources entrusted to us.  We embrace hard work, care of assets, and fiscal responsibility.  Of all our resources, human resources are our most valued, so we honor people's time, needs, ideas, and efforts.
• Respect People:  We respect the diversity and individuality of all peole.  We respect an individual's right to privacy.  We respect an individual's right to seek and access information freely.
• Faith:  Christian faith is our foundation and is reflected in our words, actions, and attitudes.

The library's core purpose:

To foster individual God-given potential and develop Christ-like global citizens.