LibraryNet is based on a vision of connected, community libraries providing library and information services, which will consist of a blend of traditional library functions and new functions. LibraryNet will facilitate the transformation of Canada into a knowledge society. Libraries are key facilitators and centres of life-long learning. One of the defining features of a knowledge society is that it is made up of people who are involved in continuous, or life-long learning. Libraries already form part of a life-long learning infrastructure that provides educational opportunities and resources when and where they are needed.
Libraries are cultural and recreational sites.
A knowledge society is characterized by communities of informed, creative people striving to achieve a high level of life satisfaction. It is a society of the spirit and the imagination. In addition to their life-long learning role, libraries are also a place for the refreshment and enrichment of the human spirit. LibraryNet will be a vehicle for the expression of the records of human achievement, culture and recreation. Libraries are economic development sites for the new economy.