The Board of Trustees endorses the following which it thinks represents an ideal which the library is trying to attain:
- The American Library Association Code of Ethics
(Adopted June 28, 1995 by the ALA Council) - The First Amendment of the Bill of Right to the United States Constitution
(Ratified December 15, 1791) - The Freedom to Read Statement of the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers
(Adopted June 25, 1953; Revised January 28, 1972, January 16, 1991, July 12, 2000 by the ALA Council and the Freedom to Read Committee) - The Freedom to View Statement of the American Library Association
(Endorsed by the ALA Council January 10, 1990)