Mission and Goals

Welcome

We are happy to serve you as a customer of the Lincoln City Libraries. Headquarters for the Lincoln City Libraries is Bennett Martin Public Library at 14th & N Streets. There are branch libraries located throughout the city to provide you with convenient service. In addition, our Bookmobile brings the library to many neighborhoods in Lincoln and to several towns within Lancaster County.

Mission Statement

Lincoln City Libraries fosters the power of reading and provides open access to all forms of information to enrich people's lives every day.

Library Goals

• Lincoln City Libraries will provide a welcoming and inviting environment.
• Lincoln City Libraries will provide innovative delivery of services.
• Lincoln City Libraries will be an advocate for community-wide literacy.
• Lincoln City Libraries will protect freedom to read and view all library information.

Library Resources

Resources of the Lincoln City Libraries include:

• 770,000 books
• More than 48,000 sound recordings, including cassettes and compact discs
• 24,000 videocassettes
• 3900 CD-ROMs
• Nearly 2,000 periodical subscriptions, with an extensive back-issue collection
• Over 80 computers with Internet access and other software
• Access to over three dozen informational databases