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Library Roles
As we move forward toward the future,
our entire society is changing. Institutions,
including government, industry and finance, are seeking ways to restructure as
to increase their flexibility and effectiveness in this climate of change.
Information is the key point of that can prepare
our society for this new world and ensure our success.
The roles
of the library are constantly changing, and as
indicated by the Department of Public Instruction of Wisconsin and the American
Library Association, the Library has identified the following roles to carry
out its mission.
1-As a
community information center
 | The library is an informal channel for information and assistance for
current information on community organizations, services and issues. |
| The library maintains a high profile
as a source of information about community services. |
| The library participates in community referral networks, and may have a calendar of
community events. |
2-As a popular materials center
| The library features current, high
demand, high interest materials in a variety of formats for persons of
all ages. |
| The library promotes and encourages
the use of its collection. |
3-As a mean of access to Life-long Learning
| The library encourages young
children to develop an interest in reading and
learning through services for children, and for parents and
children together. |
| Parents and other adult caregivers
can locate materials on reading readiness, parenting, childcare, and child
development. |
| The library promotes reading
readiness from infancy, providing services for self-enrichment and for
discovering the pleasures of reading and learning. |
| Services may include programs for
infants, for parents, and toddlers, and for parents -- for example,
"read-aloud," day care story hour, traditional storytelling, parenting skills
development workshops, and book talks. |
| The library may provide outreach to
day-care facilities, or reading readiness programs. Programming introduces
children and adults concerned with children to a wide range of materials and
formats. |
4-As a
service-oriented information
provider
| The Library provides timely,
accurate, and useful information for community residents in their pursuit of
job-related and personal interests. |
| The library promotes on-site, online and telephone
reference/information services to aid users in locating needed information.
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| The library participates in
interlibrary loan and cooperative reference services to meet patrons’
needs for information not readily available. |
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