Nashville Public Library Mission Statement

Nashville Public Library is committed to:

• Extending the benefits and joys of reading, lifelong learning, and discovery to all people through collections and services;
• Promoting the value and power of knowledge, essential in an informed democracy, by providing open and equal access to the records and opinions of the world;
• Providing emerging technologies and instruction as a gateway to information resources
  within and beyond our walls;
• Serving the community with integrity and skill;
• Providing an environment welcoming to all people which serves as a gathering place within the community;
• Preserving and sharing across generations the wisdom, culture, and history of our community.

Adopted by the Public Library Board of Nashville and Davidson County,
November 19, 1996.