Library Media Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor's degree or higher.
2. Valid Mississippi teaching license with necessary endorsements to be "Highly Qualified".
3. Such other qualifications of academic, professional, and personal excellence as the Board may specify.

JOB GOALS:

To provide each pupil with an enriched library environment containing a wide variety and range of materials that will invite intellectual probing, growth, and development of skills needed to take full advantage of library resources.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Evaluates, selects, and requisitions new library materials.
2. Assists teachers in selection of library materials.
3. Maintains a comprehensive and effective system for cataloging all library materials and instructs teachers and students in its uses.
4. Stays abreast of and communicates with others technology advances related to text/media.
5. Promotes appropriate conduct of students using library facilities.
6. Teaches skills in use of materials for reference and helps students plan for extensive use of them.
7. Serves as resource personnel for class visits.
8. Arranges inviting displays and makes frequent changes to heighten interest in reading and library utilization.
9. Participates in curriculum meetings.
10. Assists in planning library budget.
11. Supervises aides and assistants if used.
12. To assure the constant function of the library as an integral part of the total school program.
13. Supplement the work of the classroom teacher by stimulating and encouraging interest in recreational reading and by giving reading guidance to children.
14. Develop the atmosphere and services of the library in such a way that the library will become a place which students and faculty will enjoy using because of its pleasing and friendly atmosphere.
15. Familiarizes self with the entire school program and becomes alert to changes in materials and methods.
16. Stimulates and guides students in their reading and in their use of communication media.
17. Utilizes every opportunity to help the library in his school reach standards of excellence.
18. Works with teachers in motivating students to use the library frequently.
19. Works closely with classroom teachers and other faculty members and does everything possible to make the school library of optimum service to them.
20. Provides a variety of professional materials for teachers.
21. Assists teachers in the development of effective techniques for using the resources of the library.
22. Keeps teachers informed about new materials that have been added to the library.
23. Helps teachers in the preparation of bibliographies and reading lists.
24. Locates information and performs other reference and searching services for teachers.
25. Provides informal in-service training for teachers about library resources, sources of information for printed and audio-visual materials, the evaluation of materials, and related topics.
26. Serves as a resource consultant for teachers.
27. Conducts an annual inventory of library books, materials and equipment.
28. Attends all in-service, faculty and professional meetings.
29. Establishes the media program as an integral part of the total instructional program.
30. Provides guidance and assistance to students and teachers in the use of the library media center and its resources in order to meet instructional objectives and to provide individual enrichment.
31. Establishes and maintains an atmosphere conducive to individual and group inquiry, research, study and leisure time activities.
32. Organizes the media program to assure optimum use of resources and facilities by students and teachers.
33. Exercises leadership in the development of the library media program.
34. Develops and maintains a library policy and procedures manual to include inventories of print, non-print and equipment resources.
35. Assists instructional staff by providing students with sequential instruction in library use which reinforces the requirements of the instructional management plan.