supporting and enhancing educational goals as outlined in the school's mission and curriculum;

developing and sustaining in children the habit and enjoyment of reading and learning, and the use of libraries throughout their lives;

offering opportunities for experiences in creating and using information for knowledge, understanding, imagination, and enjoyment;

supporting all students in learning and practicing skills for evaluating and using information, regardless of form, format or medium, including sensitivity to the modes of communication within the community;

providing access to local, regional, national, and global resources and opportunities that expose the learners to diverse ideas, experiences, and opinion;

organizing activities that encourage cultural and social awareness and sensitivity;

working with students, teachers, administrators, and parents to achieve the mission of the school;

proclaiming the concept that intellectual freedom and access to information are essential to effective to responsible citizenship and participation in a democracy;

promoting reading and the resources and services of the school library to the whole school community and beyond.