MISSION STATEMENT:

The purpose of the Burnet County Library System is to serve all of the citizens of Burnet County, offering services, resources, and facilities to fulfill informational, educational, and recreational needs and interests.

Our goals:

● To welcome all patrons in a friendly, helpful, and accommodating manner.

● To serve the community as a center of reliable information without prejudice.

● To accumulate appropriate materials for the use and benefit of the public.

● To encourage the most effective use of these materials.

● To cooperate with educational, civic and cultural groups and organizations whose aims are compatible with those of the library.

● To provide opportunity and encouragement to all people for life-long education.

ETHICS STATEMENT:

● We protect each library patron’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired, or transmitted.

● We respect intellectual property rights and advocate balance between the interests of information sought by patrons and the rights holders.

● We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness, and good faith, and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions.

● We do not advance private interests at the expense of library patrons, colleagues, or our employing institutions.

● We distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere with fair representation of the aims of our institutions or the provision of access to their information resources.