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Library Mission & Vision
Mission Statement
Hennepin County Library promotes full and equal access to information and ideas, the love of reading, the joy of learning, and engagement with the arts, sciences and humanities.

Vision Statement
The Hennepin County Library staff, Board, and community envision a future where all individuals and families are eager and engaged lifelong learners. We support this through:

Outstanding customer service.

High quality staff at levels that reflect the library system's impressive level of use and mirror staffing allocations found in excellent libraries nationally.

Library collections that are broad in scope and depth and in myriad formats and that encompass the range of human thought and expression and meet the needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse clientele.

Widespread incorporation of new and emerging information technologies as an integral component of overall service.

Convenient, inviting and up-to-date facilities that meet the growing expectations of users for adaptability to new technologies, separate areas for children as well as young adults, quiet spaces for study/research, and designated space for meetings and programs.

A wide range of educational and cultural programming.

Active involvement in the community.


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