About the Library
The University Library is a key partner in supporting student learning, success, and well-being. We work collaboratively across campus to promote discovery of and access to information, to help students achieve their educational goals, and to preserve and provide access to the research of the Sonoma State Community and the cultural and social history of the North Bay.
We collaborate with instructional faculty on teaching and learning, develop and deliver information literacy curriculum, and provide programs to encourage students to engage critically with information and scholarship, and to develop their own scholarly voices.
We create a welcoming and inclusive environment and build equity in the Sonoma State University community by providing access to the resources students and faculty need to achieve their research and learning goals.
Our Mission
The Sonoma State University Library fosters curiosity, critical thinking, and transformational learning. We provide services, spaces, and collections that encourage exploration and engagement with new ideas. We build equity in our community by providing access to resources and creating an inclusive, welcoming environment. We make connections across and beyond the university in order to contribute to the creation and preservation of knowledge and information.
Vision
Through their engagement with the University Library, learners are genuinely inspired, curious, and empowered in their ability to seek and take in information, grapple with it, and create new knowledge. They develop innovative solutions to 21st century challenges with an awareness of the ways in which structures of power, knowledge, and discourse are inextricably woven together with the creation, dissemination, and synthesis of information.
Our Values
We support the core values of the profession of librarianship and of Sonoma State University. In addition, we are guided by the values of
- Integrity and respect
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Creativity, curiosity, and critical engagement
- Education and lifelong learning
- Collaboration