The mission of the Timonium Elementary School Library is to ensure that members of our learning community - students, teachers, parents and support staff – are effective gatherers and users of information.
It is our hope that in
doing so we will encourage the development of:
· Children who are lifelong learners and
· Children who are lifelong readers of a variety of texts.
The media center will
provide a central role by meeting the following goals:
1. Lessons and activities will be planned and
implemented which support the curriculum and support students’ growth as they:
a. Access and evaluate information from print resources and
technology
b. Use resources responsibly and select appropriate reading
materials
c. Demonstrate knowledge of library media center organization
2. The media
specialist will serve as a resource for teachers as they gather materials and
explore resources available to enhance their curriculum. Together, the teacher and media specialist
will develop lessons and activities for implementation in the classroom or
library media center.
3. The media
specialist will serve as an information specialist. The media specialist will serve as a
resource, together with teachers and administrators, in modeling for students
and others the strategies for locating, retrieving, evaluating and using
information in a variety of formats.
4. The media
specialist will serve as a program administrator. The library media specialist will direct all
activities related to the library media center including management of staff,
budgets, equipment and facilities.
Emphasis will be placed on providing a quality library collection to
improve student achievement by sparking and sustaining enthusiasm for reading
and research.
Mrs. Ellon Ruschell [email protected]