Jessica Sowder
Library Media Specialist

Media Center Policies and Procedures

• Students grades P2-5th may have two books checked out at any one time.
• Starting in September, P1 students will be able to check out one book at a time.
• Books may be checked out for a one week period and renewed when needed, except for reference books, which will not be checked out.
• Students may not check out books, if they have an overdue book or a lost book.
• Students are responsible for paying for lost or damaged books.
• Sound on computers should be muted or earphones should be used.
• Students are expected to treat media center furniture with respect by not tipping the chairs back on two legs.
• No food or drink is allowed in the media center, except on occasions when  it is provided by the staff.
• The work area around the computers and the tables should be clean and chairs pushed in when students leave the media center.
• Students need to be considerate of others, and use a quiet voice in the library as to not interrupt others around them.
  

Selection Policy

The main objective of our selection procedure is to provide students with a wide range of educational materials on all levels of difficulty, in a variety of formats, with diversity of appeal, and allowing for the presentation of many different points of view. The objective of the media center is to make available to faculty and students a collection of materials that will enrich and support the curriculum and meet the needs of the students and faculty served.

The following criteria shall be used as a guide for selection of library media materials:

• educational significance
• contribution the subject matter makes to the curriculum and the interests of the students
• favorable reviews found in standard selection sources
• favorable recommendations based on preview and examination of materials by professional personnel
• reputation and significance of the author, producer, and publisher
• validity, currency, and appropriateness of material
• contribution the material makes to breadth of representative viewpoints on controversial issues
• high artistic quality and/or literary style
• quality and variety of format
• value commensurate with cost and /or need
• timeliness and permanence
• integrity

The following recommended lists shall be consulted in the selection of library media materials, but selection is not limited to these listings:

• Bibliographies (latest editions available, including supplements)
• American Historical Fiction
• Reference Books for School Libraries

 Current reviewing media:

• The Book Report
• Book List
• School Library Journal

Selection Procedures

In selecting learning resources, the media specialist will evaluate available resources and curriculum needs and will consult reputable, professionally prepared aids to selection, and other appropriate sources.

• Recommendations for purchase involve administrators, teachers, students, district personnel, and community persons as appropriate.
• Gift materials shall be judged by the selection criteria and shall be accepted or rejected by those criteria.
• Selection is an ongoing process that should include how to remove materials no longer appropriate and how to replace lost and worn materials still of educational value.
• Requests, suggestions, and reactions for the purchase of instructional  materials shall be gathered from staff to the greatest extent possible and students when appropriate.
  

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