Library Management
Planning and Leadership
1. Design and implement a building Teacher Librarian library program, consistent with building and district goals as they implement the Iowa Core
2. Plan the physical and virtual library space
3. Develop, in cooperation with school leadership, policies for selection and reconsideration of school library materials; confidentiality of student library records; and legal and ethical use of information resources, including plagiarism and intellectual property rights.
4. Communicate library program goals clearly to building principal and staff. Communicate with principal and/or district leadership regarding program development and concerns.
5. Participate in building- and districtlevel meetings, inservices, committee work and curriculum writing
6. Set policy for student behavior in the library
7. Develop and implement work flow for library staff
Collection
1. Select resources (print and digital) so that the collection is responsive to the needs of the students and teachers and meets the selection criteria of the district library resources selection policy.
2. Set priorities and plan library budget in cooperation with building and/or district leadership; expend and manage budget resources accordingly
3. Maintain collection by weeding resources according to professional criteria and guidelines
User Assistance and Circulation
1. Set and implement policy for circulation and use of library resources.
2. Provide teacher inservice for integration of library resources and technology into the curriculum provide teacher inservice on relevant policy, e.g., ethical use of information
1. Design and implement a building Teacher Librarian library program, consistent with building and district goals as they implement the Iowa Core
2. Plan the physical and virtual library space
3. Develop, in cooperation with school leadership, policies for selection and reconsideration of school library materials; confidentiality of student library records; and legal and ethical use of information resources, including plagiarism and intellectual property rights.
4. Communicate library program goals clearly to building principal and staff. Communicate with principal and/or district leadership regarding program development and concerns.
5. Participate in building- and districtlevel meetings, inservices, committee work and curriculum writing
6. Set policy for student behavior in the library
7. Develop and implement work flow for library staff
Collection
1. Select resources (print and digital) so that the collection is responsive to the needs of the students and teachers and meets the selection criteria of the district library resources selection policy.
2. Set priorities and plan library budget in cooperation with building and/or district leadership; expend and manage budget resources accordingly
3. Maintain collection by weeding resources according to professional criteria and guidelines
User Assistance and Circulation
1. Set and implement policy for circulation and use of library resources.
2. Provide teacher inservice for integration of library resources and technology into the curriculum provide teacher inservice on relevant policy, e.g., ethical use of information