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.
Libraries are one of the building blocks of the local information and knowledge infrastructure, an infrastructure which is necessary to support knowledge-based economic development. LibraryNet will position libraries to fill the information needs of small business and those of municipal economic development initiatives. This is especially applicable for any business clusters that are central to the community's economic activity. All governments are moving to the electronic communication and distribution of government information and services. Libraries are already located in most communities across Canada.