The A.C. Buehler Library supports the vision and mission of Elmhurst University to make a difference in the lives of students so that they can make a difference in the world. As a teaching library, the Library is committed to an active role in the preparation of students for a lifetime of purposeful learning for professional excellence in an information technology based society.

The A.C. Buehler Library fulfills its mission by:

• Teaching students to be successful, ethical information users.
• Facilitating access to information resources through a variety of user-centered information services.
• Selecting, organizing, and efficiently managing a collection of books, periodicals, electronic resources, and multimedia materials.
• Encouraging and supporting faculty and students in the use of emerging learning technologies.
• Providing a welcoming, collaborative space for the community of scholars.
• Cooperating with regional, national, and international libraries and library organizations.

Created September 2007; last reviewed September 2021

The faculty and staff of the A.C. Buehler Library value:

• Information literacy learning and teaching as central to library programs, services, management.
• Central, highly visible role of the college library within the campus community.
• Collaboration, innovation, creativity, and risk taking.
• Intercultural learning and multicultural diversity.
• Teaching role of librarians and libraries.
• Technology leadership role of librarians and libraries.
• Ethical use of information, privacy, Library Bill of Rights.
• Library best practices.
• Continuous professional growth and development for all library staff.
• Cooperation among libraries and librarians.