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Mission Statement

The mission of the library program in the Iowa City Community School District is to provide an engaging, dynamic instructional program that equips students with life-long learning skills, delivered in an environment that optimizes services to support and enhance teaching, learning and literacy.

Belief Statements

We believe that

• life-long learning is the ultimate goal of schools in our society, and that the library program is vital to creating independent, informed, responsible learners.

• the teacher librarian is an instructional leader in the school with expertise in resources, technology and literature.

• the teacher librarian works in collaboration with teachers, administrators, support staff and parents to provide learning experiences that promote student achievement.

• the library program promotes critical thinking, engagement with information in all its forms and the responsible use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.

• the library program fosters and supports the development of literacy and reading for enjoyment and for information

• the library curriculum promotes inquiry learning through information literacy instruction that enhances and reinforces classroom content and instruction.

• the library program cultivates connections with the larger learning community by providing students access to learning resources and activities beyond classroom and school walls.

• all children have the right to equal access to literature, information and information technologies.

• the diverse needs and learning styles of students require differentiation in learning resources and instruction.

• a rich and abundant collection of resources in many formats is essential to meet the teaching and learning needs of the school curriculum, and to reflect diversity and intellectual freedom principles.

Adopted: April, 2009

This page was last updated on June 15, 2011.