Mission Statement

The York County Library System serves as an educational and recreational resource for the community. It provides material and services to help residents meet their personal, educational, and professional needs. Emphasis is placed on providing citizens information through an ever-changing variety of media resources.

General Library Objectives

To provide a free, legally established public library that will serve all residents of York County without discrimination and in full cooperation with the Library of Virginia.

To identify the library needs of the area – educational, cultural, and recreational – and to develop a long-range library plan to fill those needs.

To select books, audiovisuals, and other library materials, process these, and make them available to the public.

To recognize the total composition of the area – including such factors as age; cultural diversity; and educational, economic, and recreational needs – when acquiring library materials.

To support and endorse the “Freedom to Read” statement and the “Library Bill of Rights" as presented by the American Library Association.