To provide intellectual and physical access to information and ideas for a diverse population whose needs are changing rapidly.
To ensure equity and freedom of access to information and ideas, unimpeded by social, cultural, economic, geographic, or technological constraints.
To promote the love of learning and convey the importance of using and evaluating information and ideas throughout life.
To provide, through media and technology, a representation of the world's ideas and literature in a diverse and vast collection of information resources.
To provide for individual differences through information resources and technologies that successfully meet student's needs.
To provide instruction and guidance in information gathering and processing skills.
To foster interest in lifelong reading.
To encourage effective use of information resources and services through continuous planning with teachers.
To participate in curriculum and technology development activities on local, state and national levels.