Title : School Librarian
Qualifications : 1. Certificate, license, or other legal credential required
2. Degree(s) required and area of major study.
3. Kind and amount of prior job experience required.
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Reports To : Principal, Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent
Job Goal : To provide all students with an enriched library environment containing a wide variety of materials that will invite intellectual growth and to aid all students in acquiring the skills needed to take full advantage of media center resources.
Management Responsibilities
- Operates and supervises the media center to which assigned
- Maintains a comprehensive and efficient system for cataloging all media center materials and instructs teachers and
students on use of the system
Arranges frequently changing book-related displays and exhibits likely to interest the media center's patronsRemoves obsolete and worn materials from the library / media center collectionSupervises the clerical routines necessary for the smooth operation of the media centerMaintains files of catalog cards, vertical file material, and publishers' catalogsMonitors attendance in the media center and keeps attendance recordsShelves incoming materialsOrganizes and implements an audiovisual aids program for general circulation, such a program to include use of films, filmstrips, recordings, transcriptions, tapes, slides, exhibits, posters, and other audio or visual instructional materials and equipmentEstablishes efficient procedures for processing of requests for materials and for the maintenance of equipmentGeneral Responsibilities
Participates at curriculum meetingsConducts the annual inventory of media center materials and the preparation of missing materials and materials to be discardedServes as a consultant to all curriculum committeesConducts at least one annual in-service workshop on the creation and design of the audiovisual materials, and conducts such other in-service programs as may from time to time appear to the curriculum director as necessary or valuableInterprets to the staff, the administration, and the public the objectives and facilities of the audiovisual programAssumes responsibility for the inventory and maintenance of instructional materials and audiovisual equipmentPurchasing and Supplies
Evaluates, selects, and requisitions new media center materialsPrepares and administers the media center budgetMaintains current inventory of supplies and suggests items for acquisition as neededRecommends purchase of, organizes, and catalogs all instructional materials and equipment and circulates such catalogs throughout the schoolConducts a continuous evaluation of materials and equipment so that purchases may be made on an increasingly selective basisStaff Support Services
Assists teachers in the selection of books and other instructional materials, and makes media center materials available to supplement the instructional programInforms teachers and other staff members concerning new materials the media center acquiresArranges for interlibrary loan of materials or interest or use to teachersWorks with teachers in planning those assignments likely to lead to extended use of media center resourcesPresents and discusses materials with a class studying a particular topic, on the invitation of the teacherServes as a consultant to principals and teachers so that they may be properly instructed as to materials andequipment available, their mechanical care and operation, and their educational use, as well as to help them develop and use audiovisual materials of their own creation
Works with building principals and department heads to stimulate better and more effective use of items from the centerStudent Support Services
Promotes appropriate conduct of students using media center facilitiesHelps students to develop habits of independent reference work and to develop skill in the use of reference materials in relation to planned assignmentsCounsels with and gives reading guidance to students who have special reading problems or unusual intellectual interestsHelps students locate reference materials and other instructional materialsReads to small groups of students (elementary school centers only)Performs others duties as assigned by the Principal, the Assistant Superintendent, and / or the SuperintendentTerms of Employment : Salary and work year will be established by the Board.
Evaluation : Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.
