The primary goals of the library are to promote information literacy, support the curriculum, and provide a setting where students can feel both supported and inspired in their academic pursuits. Through both formal and informal instruction, the library plays a crucial role in helping to prepare students for academic success at the college level. Students develop their skills in accessing and utilizing information with the aid of current technology, including the fully automated catalog, the Internet, online subscription databases, and microform resources. The library strives to meet the intellectual and academic needs of a diverse student body by providing both print and audiovisual materials on a wide range of levels. Through programming and the maintenance of a strong collection of recreational reading materials, the library seeks to promote reading and the sense of wonder and connection which literature can provide. In all these ways, the library endeavors to help each student develop a foundation for further education and a lifetime of learning.