NOLS Mission
Nurturing imagination, connection, and understanding,
to improve lives and strengthen community.
NOLS Mission
Nurturing imagination, connection, and understanding, to improve lives and strengthen community.
- Power of knowledge, imagination, and exploration
- Free and equal access
- Intellectual freedom and privacy
- Literacy and learning
- Responsible stewardship
- Transparency and accountability
- Community service
- Community partnerships to support community vitality
- Flexibility, nimbleness, and adaptability to social and technological change
- Lend library materials at no direct cost to customers
- Assist with information and research needs
- Provide early literacy services and programming
- Provide access to information technologies
- Provide meeting space for public interaction
- Be the community hub, where community comes together to think, meet, work, play, and create
- Provide literacy, education, and enrichment opportunities for people of all ages
- Offer diverse programs, events, and classes, which promote learning, skills acquisition, intellectual and cultural stimulation, civic discourse, community vitality, social engagement, entertainment, relaxation, and creative fun
- Provide library facilities that are safe, comfortable, functional, and energy efficient
- Deliver library services when and where they are needed
- Develop, articulate, and publish NOLS’ Fiscal Business Plan for the next five to ten years
- Develop and articulate a response plan for optimum recovery from disaster
- Develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to increase library awareness and use among segments of the county population that are currently underutilizing this public resource