Library Mission Statement:

The mission of the Mount Vernon Public Library is to provide a safe, accessible facility where people, information and ideas come together to enrich lives and build community, and lifelong habits of learning, self-improvement and self-expression are championed. As the Central Library of Westchester, the Mount Vernon Public Library focuses on developing unique and current collections that build on technological advances, and serve the diversity of patrons throughout the county.

The Mount Vernon Public Library is guided by the following principles to achieve excellence: support for intellectual freedom, literacy promotion, respect for and inclusion of the entire community, fostering a healthy democracy, the formation of strong partnerships, adaptability, innovation, and professional and skilled staff who serve people of all ages, interests and abilities with fairness and equality.