About SOLINET
Mission
The Southeastern Library Network strengthens its member libraries and their communities through leadership, cooperation, and services.
Vision
SOLINET is a partner in creating a future where its member libraries
- Create and sustain collaborative relationships to provide, protect, and preserve information
- Serve as a catalyst for positive change within the library community
- Ensure effectiveness through cooperative programs, practical and meaningful education, and affordable services that deliver and manage information.
History
SOLINET — the Southeastern Library Network, Inc. — is a not-for-profit library cooperative serving the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) and the Caribbean. A membership network of libraries and other information organizations,
SOLINET works in collaboration with many partners, from local to international, to provide leadership for cooperative action, improve access to information, and enable members to effectively anticipate and address the region’s needs for education, economic development, and improved quality of life.
Founded in 1973 by 99 visionary libraries, SOLINET now has a of some 2600 libraries of all sizes and types: academic, research, public, school, corporate, medical, law, and special. SOLINET is the largest regional library network in the United States.