Wallace E. Mason Library provides prompt information services and active instruction in research methods and the use of library resources for the Keene State College community.
Mason Library Mission
Bridget Love
Keene State College’s Mason Library meets diverse academic needs and supports the College’s mission of academic excellence by providing information literacy instruction and resources to facilitate learning.
Vision
Mason Library’s vision is to achieve excellence in the following:
Mason Library partners with the campus community to prepare citizens ready to engage in the world. The Library is a knowledge center where students learn information literacy skills that empower them to navigate a rapidly changing environment. The Library offers a welcoming space at the heart of the intellectual endeavor, integrating materials, technology, place, and teaching in the tradition of a public liberal arts institution.
Core Values
Mason Library is committed to:
Access to information
Effective instruction
Students learning to find, evaluate, and use information in a meaningful and ethical way
Collaborating with individual faculty, departments, and schools to provide curricular support
Developing collections that support the curriculum
Appropriate technologies to meet diverse learning needs
Contributing to campus life
Preservation of college history and culturally significant collections
Creating a variety of welcoming spaces to facilitate discovery and learning
Partnerships with the greater Keene community.
