It is the philosophy of the Fort Berthold Library to promote an enlightened citizenship and enriched personal living.  The Fort Berthold Library is a cultural institution and an open learning center.  Structures learning programs are foremost in the service of the collection.  However, self directed or recreational purposes are also served:

Goals of this library are:

• Collect for general information needs of the reservation residents;
• Collect materials that relate to the Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara tribes;
• To support the curriculum and mission of the Fort Berthold Community College;
• Cooperate with or sponsor forums and groups which encourage learning, complement cultural activities of reservation residents or library use.
• To provide an organized, maintained, and accessible collection through relevant circulation processes.
• To participate in inter-library cooperation.
• To provide personal assistance identifying, locating and using information sources.

To automate and keep abreast technological developments in library functions.