Mission Statement
Promoting Excellence
The mission of The Bloomfield Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our community.
To deliver on this promise, we rely on three great resources--our staff, our collections, and our physical and virtual spaces.
1. We inspire lifelong learning by creating more able learners and researchers. We:
- Teach learning and information-navigation skills
- Provide tools, resources, and great places to work
- Engage in great exploratory conversations
- Ask and answer questions that encourage patrons to challenge their assumptions
- Support creativity, research, and problem-solving
- Bring people together to spark creative synergies and learn from each other
2. We advance knowledge by providing free and open access to materials and information that reflect Davis County's global perspective. We:
- Identify, acquire, and preserve items that enhance our unique areas of expertise
- Connect with other organizations whose materials complement our own
- Inspire interest, expand horizons, and enrich perspectives
- Build tools that allow us to connect with the world in our areas of expertise
3. We strengthen our community by promoting full citizenship and participation in society. We:
- Promote the development of key skills and capabilities
- Provide dynamic resources to help patrons understand and engage in society
- Offer unique and authoritative materials of historical importance
- Create a safe and reliable place where we and our patrons can enjoy, honor, celebrate, and engage with our communtiy
Adopted 12.3.2013