Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision of AISD Libraries

The mission of Austin ISD libraries is to nurture a life-long appreciation of reading and learning by assuring that students have opportunities for successful access, evaluation and use of information, technology, and literature.

Beliefs

Librarians of Austin ISD believe that:

• collaboration between the library and school community promotes student achievement

• open access to library services and resources is essential

• school libraries and librarians positively impact literacy and life-long learning

• libraries support intellectual freedom

Goals

Austin ISD libraries provide up-to-date, relevant, and appropriate resources which facilitate and extend learning and meet students' individual reading needs.

Austin ISD librarians model and encourage life-long learning and literacy as a source of pleasure and power.

Austin ISD librarians work with the school community to promote student achievement.