Vision+Statement

=**Vision Statement**=

In the rapidly changing world of the 21st Century, success will depend on one's ability to inquire, think critically, and gain, create and share knowledge. The ability to change, adapt, and be flexible will be important.
 * **//The Program//**. We envision 21st Century schools that will be information-rich learning environments with library media programs which fully support the school's instructional program and meet the needs of the learning community. We envision the 21st century library media program that will be an essential component to the 21st Century school. They will be staffed with qualified school library media specialists who promote information literacy and 21st Century skills. School libraries should have up-to-date technologies and make sure that both students and faculty have unscheduled access to multimedia resources.
 * **//The Place.//** We envision library media centers that operate as the primary information hub of the school and offer a welcoming and safe environment for students engaged in information-rich learning activities that have been collaboratively planned by teachers and the library media specialist. Library media centers will provide local and global access to organized, flexible, and elastic collections of information. Quality collections will be provided and enriched by electronic resources and other technologies to support a variety of learning needs and provide equitable access and opportunity for achievement for all students. The library media center will provide interactive media and instruction in an effective way. We envision a library media program that provides up-to-date materials and will include distance-learning capabilites.
 * //**The Professional**//. We envision the library media specialist as one who serves as a collaborator, facilitator, leader, manager, and a teacher of both teachers and students. Highly qualified and credentialed library media specialists will foster information literacy and love of reading and lifelong learning for the learning community. Library media specialists will empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. Library media specialists will also work with educators to design and teach curriculum that promotes an engaging learning experience tailored to the individual needs of students.