Helping students flourish in this learning community is the central concern of student-centered library media programs. The goal is to assist all students in becoming active and creative locators, evaluators, and users of information to solve problems and to satisfy their own curiosity. Withy these abilities, students can become independent, ethical, lifelong learners who achieve personal satisfaction and who contribute responsibly and productively to the learning community and to society as a whole.

• American Association of School Librarians. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.