PLIN's mission is to cooperate to provide library and information resources to city and county residents and to the students, faculty and staff of the university. Through cooperative programs, sharing of resources, technology projects, organization and conservation of local history materials, publications, training, and grant activities, the libraries seek to improve public access to information. This service of PLIN provides information about communities and organizations in Polk County.
Computers are available for public use.
Each public library has programs for children and adults, will deliver books to the homebound, and can help you find information and obtain books for you from other libraries. Western Oregon University Library is open to the public. Area residents can obtain special borrowing privileges. The WOU Library offers help in finding information in its academic-level collections of books and journals on education, the humanities, science, and the social sciences.