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The SRLS's mission is to serve the region by providing organized access to information in various available formats that meet the citizens' educational, informational, recreational, and cultural needs. The SRLS's vision is to be the port of information access to the region's communities through print, audio, and video formats as well as electronically formatted local data and the World Wide Web. This mission and vision, providing the foremost guiding forces in collection development, initiate broad and ambitious goals and require library roles to change with each user. Many of our users need resources for developing fundamental reading skills and for enhancing educational activities from pre-school through high school. Older SRLS users need children's and parenting information or information to stay competitive in the job market and to plan for financial security. Others use the resources to help them relax and enjoy life. As a vital part of the regional community, the SRLS strives to help citizens achieve personal enrichment for better lives.