Mission Statement:
The Salem Public Library’s mission is to continually improve the usefulness of its facility and holdings by fulfilling the following roles in the community:
Popular materials library for all ages.
Reference library for the community.
Children’s door to learning.
Independent learning center for all ages.
Purpose of the Policy Statement:
The purpose of this collection management policy is to provide the public and library staff the library’s criteria for acquisition and withdrawal decisions, resource allocation and long-range planning of collection needs in accordance with the library’s mission.
