Mission
To support and advance the educational mission of the American University of Kuwait by facilitating access to scholarly collections and information resources.

Goals

1. To select, acquire, organize and maintain scholarly materials and information resources.
2. To provide intellectual and physical access to Library resources and expert assistance.
3. To teach students, faculty and staff to retrieve information effectively.
4. To communicate with all AUK constituencies to determine needs and to raise awareness of the expanding range of Library resources.
5. To support a functional and welcoming physical space for collections, study areas and services for users and staff.
6. To attract and retain a knowledgeable and responsible staff, to enhance their professional skills and to support their development and contributions within professional organizations.
7. To develop a structure and mode of operation that plans for change, anticipates future trends and enables a flexible response to emerging technologies and scholarship.
8. To contribute to the University through participation in University committees, organizations and activities.
9. To participate in the larger library community through consortia, networks and organizations in order to enhance University access to a wide range of resources.
10. To be responsible keepers of the University's financial, physical and human resources.