Bellevue Public Library

Its objectives include serving a wide variety of people with a vast range of experiences, education and desires. Because the audience for library service is large and heterogeneous, the library's goals and objectives must be big enough to encompass an impressive range of human needs. The Bellevue Public Library attempts first and above all else to... supply the general information needs of the community. It tries, by building a collection of books and other materials and by providing personnel to use them, to be the place Bellevue adn Jackson County residents think of whenever they need information on any subject. The Bellevue Public Library attempst to provide a significant source of recreational materials for reading, viewing and listening for people of all ages and interest. The Bellevue Public Library attempts to be a cultural force in the community by acting as a storehouse of ideas- a place where people can go to find the very best and the very worst ideas that man has had on any subject. Further, the Library attempts to be more than just a storehouse and tries to act as a clearinghouse for the latest and newest ideas that people have about themselves and the world around them. To achieve these ends, the Library provides educational service to adults, seeking therby to assist the individual in a continuing learning process. It also provides special service to children and young people and seeks to direct and stimulate these readers by offering them a carefully selected collection of books and other materials with skilled personal guidance. 2. Ultimate responsibility for materials selection policy lies with the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees delegates to the Director the selection of library materials and the development of the collection. 3. The objective of selection is to collect those books and other library materials that will inform, entertain and contribute to enrichment of mind and spirit. Library materials are selected by the Library Director and staff. Competent reviewing media and basic ...Read More