Mission and Vision Statement

It is, however, not to the museum, or the lecture-room, or the drawing school, but to the library, that we must go for the completion of our humanity. It is books that bear from age to age the intellectual wealth of the world.

-Owen Meredith

Mission Statement

As a community-benefit organization, the Tamaqua Public Library provides excellence and innovation in information, education, and recreation. The library's focus is to enable patrons to:

� Connect to the Online World: Public Internet Access

� Create Young Readers: Childhood Literacy

� Discover Your Roots: Genealogy and Local History

� Satisfy Curiosity: Lifelong Learning

� Stimulate Imagination: Reading, Viewing, and Listening for Pleasure

� Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Space

Vision Statement

Recognizing the ever-changing environment of Tamaqua, the Tamaqua Public Library envisions a future in which the library resolutely serves as a community center and leader in traditional and innovative library services. The Tamaqua Public Library aims to make the Tamaqua Area a rewarding, attractive, and pleasant place to live, work, and visit.