Mission & Vision

North Shore Forward

North Shore Forward will benefit our library and the patrons who use it through programmatic and collection emphasis on the Five Literacies for Success: Information, Basic, Social and Civic, Financial, and Health

  • Making library services available to all service area residents

  • Strengthening supported library services and leveraging local and private support

  • Providing more materials and programming for the communities

  • Bolstering the recognized links between the library and organizations with common interests

  • Raising the profile and importance of the library and all library staff

Adopted by the North Shore Library Board of Trustees April 18, 2024

Mission

​The mission of the North Shore Library is to provide its patrons with access to materials and services which can improve their minds, broaden their lives and fulfill their cultural, civic, intellectual, educational, professional and recreational needs. The foundation of this mission is the library's enduring commitment to intellectual freedom for all.

Adopted by the North Shore Library Board of Trustees

February 19, 2009

Vision

The North Shore Library will:

Offer the citizens of our service area a safe, welcoming, attractive, public space that is conducive to learning, research, enlightenment, creativity and enjoyment.

Support the educational goals of both students and non-students by providing access to resources that correspond to their diverse needs for life-long learning.

Encourage children, including pre-schoolers, to develop a love of reading, learning, and libraries by providing materials and programs for children and parents together.