This policy manual describes the Yankton Community Library's (hereafter called YCL) philosophy of service and details methods of doing business so that all staff attempt to provide equal and fair service and perform tasks in the same manner. The purpose of this policy manual is broken down into three areas:

1. to document and detail various decisions of the Yankton Community Library Board of Trustees as they relate to a codified policy manual;


2. to document, interpret, and extend broad Board policies into a narrower scope needed for daily activities and;


3. to translate those various policies into tasks and procedures and detail, in step-by-step fashion how they are to be accomplished and by whom.

These policies, which are not set in stone and are constantly being revised, provide a solid framework from which to organize these standards and procedures.