Administration

Prioritizing community engagement to build a dynamic plan for a better future.
Sherwood Public Library, proud member of Washington County Cooperative Library Services

The Mission of Sherwood Public Library is to inspire discovery, enrich lives and build community through equitable access to life-long learning.

As part of our strategic planning process, we have revisited and refreshed our evolving values. Our core values inform our work and guide our decisions.

  • Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Belonging. We are dedicated to doing the work of making the library truly for everyone.

Sherwood Public Library logo with trees, hills, lake, heron flying past the sun.

Library assessments are tools that help us to measure and analyze our services, facility, accessibility, and more. 

At Sherwood Public Library, we use assessments regularly to guide our goals and decisions. A few recent examples include:

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At Sherwood Public Library, we feel the urgency to act from our values and support our community. 

Read about how we approach our work and our commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Adrienne Doman Calkins, Library Manager

Welcome to your library! I’m thrilled to invite you to everything Sherwood Public Library offers.

I believe in the power of public libraries to transform lives and help us each reach our potential. I see this every day through the services we provide, the lives we touch, and the relationships built.

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This journey map is a visual tool to communicate recent accomplishments and key challenges at Sherwood Public Library. It was created with inspiration from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and their Community Catalyst initiative.

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As a member library of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS), our library has both WCCLS policies and local policies for library services at Sherwood Public Library. 

Find WCCLS policies here, which cover borrowing, circulation, privacy, and more.