The Sunderland Public Library is a welcoming and lively center for lifelong learning, personal enrichment and community interaction. It is dedicated to serving Sunderland as a vital cultural resource and community center, and is cognizant of its role in promoting the value of reading and self expression to local youth. The Library responds to community needs as they evolve over time and strives to connect its users to ideas, to experiences and to others in the community and to the world at large.