Professional Position Statements
The school library is your community’s learning hub.
The school library’s physical and digital spaces provide equitable access to information for your entire learning community.
School librarians connect student learning across all disciplines by focusing on four learning domains: Think, Create, Share, Grow.
School librarians encourage students to inquire and include diverse perspectives in their inquiry processes.
School librarians actively curate relevant multi-media texts to support student learning and collaborate across disciplines—and they teach students and teachers to do the same.
The school library provides an interdisciplinary center where students and teachers explore connections across subjects, preparing them to engage in rich, responsible lives as citizens, workers, and scholars beyond the school.
Other professional position statements that influence our philosophy of service:
AASL Definition of an Effective School Library Program
Appropriate Staffing for School Library Media Programs
Position Statements on the School Library Media Program and Instruction
Instructional Role of the School Librarian (AASL)
The Strategic Leadership Role of the School Librarian (AASL)
Preparation of School Librarians
Master of Library and/or Information Science
School Librarian Certification
At least 3 years teaching experience
The School Library Supervisor (AASL)
Digital Content and E-books in the School Library Media Center (AASL)
Position Statements on the School Library Media Programs and Reading
Position Statement on the School Librarian's Role in Reading (AASL)
Position Statement on the School Librarian's Role in Reading Development (AASL)
The Students' Right to Read (NCTE)
Position Statement on the Value of Independent Reading in the School Library Media Program (AASL)