Mission
The mission of Austin ISD libraries is to nurture a life-long appreciation of reading and learning by assuring that students and staff have opportunities for successful access, evaluation and use of information, technology, and literature.
Beliefs
Librarians of Austin ISD believe that:
collaboration between the library and school community promotes student achievement
open access to library services and resources is essential
school libraries and librarians positively impact literacy and life-long learning
libraries support intellectual freedom
Goals
1. Austin ISD libraries provide up-to-date, relevant, and appropriate resources which facilitate and extend learning and meet students' individual reading needs.
2. Austin ISD librarians model and encourage life-long learning and literacy as a source of pleasure and power.
3. Austin ISD librarians work with the school community to promote student achievement.
Hollie Jenkins, Librarian
Ms. Jenkins incorporates the AISD Librarians' mission, beliefs and goals while serving Allison Elementary's students, families, and staff. Before she was a school librarian she was a middle school Language Arts teacher and a library assistant at UT Libraries and Austin Public Library. She lives in East Austin with her husband, two children, and cats. Ms. Jenkins loves books, but she loves kids and service even more.