Our Mission
The Pima County Public Library enriches lives and builds community through opportunities to learn, know, interact, and grow.
Our Vision
Pima County Public Library is recognized and valued by all community members as:
- A significant resource and advocate for youth as they develop from birth to thoughtful inheritors of our community.
- A destination and place of discovery that provides abundant print materials, digital options and functions as a welcoming place for the exchange of ideas among all residents to satisfy their life-long curiosity.
- A community asset and an active partner in community building recognized for creating and motivating a skilled workforce, nurturing and celebrating our diverse cultural heritage, supporting the arts in all forms, and building 100% literacy for the residents of Pima County.
- An organization that cultivates staff that are knowledgeable, passionate and positive about the central role libraries play in individual lives and community growth.
- A forward-thinking institution that recognizes, supports and provides technological breakthroughs advancing the convenient, effective use of information, knowledge and communication.
- An organization that incorporates and integrates the goals of sustainability into all aspects of its operations.
- A free democratic institution devoted to providing community members with the information needed to participate in our democratic community.
Our Values
- We offer free access and services.
- We support intellectual freedom.
- We provide a foundation for life-long learning.
- We foster a climate of respect and trust.
- We are customer focused.
- We find strength in diversity.
- We form strong partnerships.
- We are focused on sustainability.