o Fosters the development of information finding, analyzing and problem-solving skills to support investigations and encouraging students to become skilled creators of information and ideas.
o Promoting a love of reading culture among students and staff; maintaining a library culture that encourages reading for pleasure and professional growth; supporting school reading incentive programs, providing book talks and reading consultations for students and staff.
- Information Access and Delivery
o Collaborating with and providing instruction for students in the preparation, presentation, and evaluation of units or assignments that utilize instructional technology and information resources.
o Assisting staff and students in using knowledge meaningfully for decision making and problem solving.
o Providing instruction for students and staff.
o Assisting staff and students with strategies for intellectual access to information and ideas for learning (finding, judging, and using information) that they can use within and beyond school settings.
o Providing information and instruction in areas of information literacy, the Research Cycle, Acceptable Use Policy, internet safety, ethics, intellectual property and copyright, and use of educational technologies.
o Promoting the integrated use of technology as a learning tool; and
creating and maintaining the campus library website.
o Promote innovation, creativity and individual choice through the selection and use of resources in the Library.
o Cultivate, promote, manage and maintain a Maker Space for all students to use.
- Program Administration/Management
o Establishes and coordinates efficient systems to enhance the use of information resources.
o Creating and implementing procedures for library media center operations including, but not limited to: planning and evaluation, budgeting, access, student and teacher use, instruction, services, facilities, and collection development (selection, acquisition, cataloging, processing, inventory, weeding).
o Developing and maintaining a diversified library collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources to support curricular needs, the development of student literacy, and the interests of the students, using up-to-date review sources and selection practices.
o Maintaining circulation systems for library, processional, and curriculum materials.
o Creating an environment and implementing systems to promote intellectual and physical access to library media materials and equipment.
o Scheduling the library media facilities for instruction and supervising students.
o Provides leadership, instruction, and consulting assistance in the use of literature, leading edge instruction and information technology.
o Modeling instructional strategies and coaching staff members in the integration of instructional technology.
o Participating as a learner and teacher in district wide meetings, in-service, and committees.
o Partner with Campus Instructional Technology Specialists to provide campus professional development, coaching and modeling for instructional technology.
o Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and the local board in the area of library services.
o Perform all other duties as assigned.