Vision+&+Mission+Statements

//(This document was created using a fictional middle school.)// **Blue Middle School Library Media Center ** **Memorandum ** Blue Middle School Library Media Center will have a welcoming, safe, comfortable, fun, dynamic environment where students, staff, parents, and community members will be inspired and challenged. It will provide resources and activities that support our diverse population of students and staff in becoming effective and discriminating users of information, develop a pattern of lifelong learning and foster a celebration of literature and a love of reading.
 * Vision Statement **

The Blue Middle School Library Media Center program is designed to assist and nurture the entire school community with the development of skills needed to become effective, independent, ethical learners who read for pleasure as well as learning. Blue Middle School Library Media Center will… //Provide for students: // //Provide for teachers: //
 * Mission Statement **
 * An extension of the classroom providing services, materials, and instruction necessary to stimulate, enrich, and support the curricular and recreational needs of the students.
 * Current, highly reviewed, curriculum-related materials and a variety of reading options.
 * Recognition that the world our students will be working and living in is scarcely imaginable today. We need to not only educate them to use and understand the technologies of today, but prepare them to be ready for the technologies of tomorrow.
 * An easily accessible and useable LMC Internet presence where the OPAC, databases, Reference tool links, Web 2.0 tools, Librarian blog, links to helpful websites etc. are present.
 * Presentation and updates on all the services offered by the library.
 * Consistent opportunities for collaboration between teacher-librarian and staff to improve student learning (instructional strategies, methods, and assessments).
 * Professional Library
 * Copyright guidelines
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Faculty In-Service Training Days on current and new technologies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Support for common school wide goals.

//<span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Provide for the community: // <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">An inviting atmosphere and flexible schedule to accommodate student, faculty, and community use.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Outreach programs for parents and community such as Internet Safety, Web Site Evaluation, Web 2.0 Tools, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">School community-wide programs such as book fairs, or //One Book, One School// in conjunction with the local public library.

To Do List:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Monitor blogs, read reviews, award lists, talk to students to gather ideas for print and non-print resources.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Weed collection of outdated, damaged materials.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';"> Learn School Curriculum
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Study/Develop curriculum maps for all content areas.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Meet with teachers/teams to discuss opportunities for collaboration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Develop a Prezi presentation of all services offered by LMC to showcase to students, staff, administration, and community.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Showcase Professional Library offerings to staff and administration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Meet with other district librarians to share ideas and collaborate on a monthly basis.

<span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Develop lessons on:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">OPAC usage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Database usage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Internet Safety
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Web Site Evaluation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Web 2.0 tools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Pathfinders/Web Quests
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">One Book, One School //<span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';"> community reading program

<span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Develop and plan ideas to create funding for library
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Book Fairs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">PTO
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Donations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Grant Writing


 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Budget for and purchase new materials for the library based on research.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gisha','sans-serif';">Contact local public library regarding a //One Book, One School// reading program to collaborate on how to best serve our mutual community.