About The Library

Mission

The mission of Sitka Public Library is to provide a collection of informational, cultural, recreational, educational, and local historical resources to meet the evolving library needs of its patrons and to promote reading as an essential element of an informed citizenry in a democracy.

 

Goals

Sitka Public Library endeavors to enrich and enhance the quality of life of each member of our community by assisting in the acquisition of knowledge, promoting the love of reading, and encouraging lifelong learning. We strive to provide services and resources that inform, enrich, and empower each person we serve through free, equal, and reliable access to informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resources. We endeavor to acquire and utilize appropriate communications technologies that extend, expand, and enhance service in an inviting, healthy environment in which individual are encouraged to safely access, explore, and discover the world.