Mission Statement

Tracy Memorial Library serves the New London community by providing access to diverse ideas and information through a wide variety of library materials, services, technology, and programs.

Core Values

Access for All

As a publicly supported library, we provide free and equal access to information for every person in our community. All information resources that are provided directly or indirectly by the library, regardless of technology, format, or methods of delivery, should be readily, equally, and equitably accessible to all library users.

Quality Service

We provide the highest level of service to all library patrons and visitors. Our attitude, our willingness to help, and our caring make this library a special place for our community. We strive for excellence by maintaining and enhancing our own knowledge and skills, and by encouraging the professional development of co-workers.

Freedom to Read

We uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. The First Amendment mandates the right of all persons to free expression, and the corollary right to receive the constitutionally protected expression of others. We provide free and equal access to information for all so that we may have an informed and enlightened citizenry.

Purpose Statement

The general purpose of the Tracy Memorial Library shall be:

• To assemble, organize, preserve, and make easily available, print, and non-print library materials and services that will meet the educational, informational, and recreational interests and needs of the community.
• To develop broad community awareness of the Library and its services, and to encourage full use of these services through guidance and personal attention to Library users of all ages.
• To expand objectives and services through cooperation with local libraries and organizations, through system membership at the regional and state library level, and through electronic access to worldwide resources.
• To maintain and improve library facilities and technologies which shall be adequate for carrying out these policies.
• The Library supports the American Library Association Bill of Rights, American Library Association Freedom to Read Statement, and American Library Association Code of Ethics.

The Tracy Memorial Library Mission Statement, Core Values, and Purpose Statement are part of the Tracy Memorial Library Policy Manual, and were most recently reviewed and adopted in October 2022.