MISSION STATEMENT COLCHESTER DISTRICT LIBRARY

1. To provide books, periodicals, audio/visual items and materials on loan as well as electronic information services in accordance with normal library practices to residents of the District and the owners of taxable property as provided by PA 85-788.

2. To provide this loan service at nominal rates consistent with good library practices to those residing outside of the District: after 30 June 1998, all cards issued for local library use may also be used for reciprocal access/remote borrowing as per Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) policy.

3. To enable users of the library to advance in knowledge to the fullest extent the library may serve.

4. To collect and catalog materials that will enhance the community and to seek input from the community in expanding the library’s role.

5. To encourage curiosity and inquiry that will enrich the community and to encourage use of library facilities and services to the fullest extent possible.

6. To receive and acknowledge all gifts and bequests made to the Library and to use them for Library purposes.