Stillwater Public Library

As a City department, the Library is strongly committed to the success of the City of Stillwater's vision.

The Stillwater Public Library will serve our community's needs by providing:

a strong relationship between the community and the public library for opportunities that benefit Stillwater's citizens,
diverse social and recreational opportunities which will enhance the quality of life for the community, and
support for a life-long pursuit of knowledge.

Uniting our community to create a world of imagination and wisdom

1.	Commons: Provide service to help address the need for people to meet and interact with others in their community and to participate in public discourse about community issues.
2.	Current Topics and Titles: Provide service to help fulfill community residents' appetite for information about popular, cultural, and social trends and their desire for satisfying recreational experiences.
3.	General Information: Provide service to help meet the need for information and answers to questions on a broad array of topics related to work, school, and personal life.
4.	Lifelong Learning: Provide service to help address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities.

Values which have been important to us in the past and will continue to be important to us in the future are:

1.	furnishing accurate and up-to-date information and resources, which are relevant to community needs and support a variety of viewpoints
2.	providing personal attention to patron needs,
3.	emphasizing equality of service for all members of the community, and
4.	maintaining a clean, well-lighted, and safe facility for our patrons and staff.