Freedom of expression is an inalienable human right and the foundation for self-government.
Freedom of expression encompasses the freedom of speech and the corollary right to receive information. These rights extend to children as well as adults. Libraries and librarians exist to facilitate these rights by providing access to, identifying, retrieving, organizing, and preserving recorded expression regardless of the formats or technologies in which that expression is recorded. The library's mission is to provide patrons with the best and most current possible resources. It is the library's desire to offer access to the electronic resource environment for the use of all of the citizens of Ouachita Parish.