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Our Mission

Mission Statement of

McLennan Community College Library Services


Our mission is to equip our community for academic excellence and lifelong learning. We are dedicated to enhancing the educational journey of our students, faculty, and staff through diverse resources and services.

MCC Library Services is committed to:

Ensuring Resource Access to a broad and varied range of online and physical resources to support both the academic research and the personal enrichment of our students, faculty, and staff. 

Delivering Information Literacy Instruction to our students, faculty, and staff on critical research skills needed to effectively navigate, evaluate, and utilize all forms of information.

Providing Research Assistance in-person and online to support effective research, access, and use of multidisciplinary resources.

Engaging Our Community through diverse programming, timely displays, and informative exhibits designed to enrich our college’s culture and promote academic success.

Providing Learning Spaces designed for study, collaboration, and creative projects.

Pursuing Excellence through continuous professional development to maintain and enhance our expertise and impact both our community and our profession.

 

Through these commitments in our daily operations, interactions with our community, and continuous planning,
MCC Library Services aims to equip our students, faculty, and staff for success at MCC and beyond.


Our Values
 

MCC Library Services is committed to upholding and reflecting the core values of McLennan Community College. We strive to embody these values in all of our services, resources, and interactions, ensuring that our operations enhance and complement the educational mission of the college.


People Matter
We will be honest, humble, respectful, and gracious to our students and to each other. We best serve our students, colleagues, and community when we work as a team.


Inclusiveness Matters
We will seek to appreciate and understand our students and each other, actively seeking different viewpoints. We will work to create a civil, welcoming environment where our diverse community of students and employees learn, teach, and work together.


Integrity Matters
We will work with the highest level of integrity, taking responsibility for all of our actions. We will tell the truth and seek to be fair in our decision-making and actions.


Communication Matters
We will be open, collegial, and courageous in our communications with students and with our colleagues. We will listen before we speak. We will communicate decisions and the reasons for them.


Excellence Matters
We will strive for excellence in all that we do. We will actively plan for the future, seeking new and innovative ways to accomplish our mission.


Our Vision

MCC Library Services’ vision is aligned with established institutional objectives to fulfill the strategic goals and priorities of McLennan Community College’s Vision 2030. The four goals are to:

  • Help all students succeed at the highest level possible
     
  • Take care of our people
     
  • Impact the community
     
  • Develop resources to fund success