Qualifications: 1. Master’s degree in library science or library-media endorsement.
2. Teaching experience preferred.
3. Knowledge of library techniques, processes, and reference sources.
4. Ability to plan and teach lessons on children’s literature, information
resources, search techniques and research methods, both general and in specific subject areas.
5. Strong collaborative skills to plan and work with library staff, technology team, and administrators.
Reports to: Building Principal
Performance Responsibilities:
1. Provide reference assistance to students, faculty members, and parents.
2. Coordinate library instruction of students, collaborating with faculty to integrate instruction with the classroom curriculum. This instruction will include the study of research methods, online resources, and intellectual property and copyright issues.
3. Assist faculty in promoting reading and guide students in the individual choice of books for recreational and research reading.
4. Plan, develop and administer the total program of the school library.
5. Develop the library budget.
6. Carry out all aspects of collection development and maintenance; evaluate and order new title to meet the needs of curriculum and the community.
7. Supervise creation of information displays and carry out other activities to help make the school library a welcoming, pleasant, and helpful environment.
8. Publicize the library – its services and collection-and promote the role of the library in the life and curriculum of the school.
9. Coordinate and schedule use of the library and its facilities for meetings, classes, book fair, author visits and other events.
10. Supervise the school library assistant and library volunteers, when applicable.
11. Meet regularly with other school librarians to plan and coordinate school wide library services.
12. Coordinate with activities and events with building principal.
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