Wisconsin's Common Agenda for the Sustainability of Library Services

Wisconsin State Statutes

Chapter 43:  Libraries

43.001 Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
The legislature recognizes:
(a) The importance of free access to knowledge, information and diversity of ideas by all residents of this state;

  

Wisconsin Public Library Systems:
Partners in Cooperation

(b) The critical role played by public, school, special and academic libraries in providing that access;

Wisconsin Educational and Media Technology Association: 

Partners in Cooperation

Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries:
Partners in Cooperation

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities:
Partners in Cooperation

(c) The major educational, cultural and economic asset that is represented in the collective knowledge and information resources of the state’s libraries;

Special Libraries Association - Wisconsin Chapter:
Partners in Cooperation

(d) The importance of public libraries to the democratic process.

Libraries at the Heart of Our Communities.

Partners for the Future:  Public Library and Local Governments

(e) That the most effective use of library resources in this state can occur only through interlibrary cooperation among all types of libraries and the effective use of technology.

BadgerLink

Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library

(2) The legislature declares that it is the policy of this state to provide laws for the development and improvement of public libraries, school libraries and interlibrary cooperation among all types of libraries.

Wisconsin Library Services

Cooperative Children's Book Center

Wisconsin Public Library Consortium