Mission of the School Library
The mission of the John Muir Elementary School Library Media Program is to ensure "that students are effective users of ideas and information" (ALA  1998).  The curriculum of the library classroom includes the teaching of information literacy and technology skills and the promotion of reading.
 

How does this happen?

The teacher-librarian encourages and supports learning and literacy as:

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TEACHER: teach essential information and technology skills.

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READING ADVOCATE: guide and promote reading, books, media, and technology.

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INFORMATION MANAGER: provide information and technology services, systems, resources, and facilities.

School librarians are critical in evaluating the flood of information available to students. The librarian introduces students to a wide variety of literature through books. In addition, students need to have skills in the areas of analysis, interpretation, synthesis, application and communication of information. The teacher-librarian is integral to the development of these skills.

 

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