Mission Statement
The School Library Media Specialists will strive to make the Long Island City High School Library a welcoming and stimulating learning environment to help our students become lifelong readers and critical thinkers.
The School Library Media Specialists will strive to encourage our students to make independent reading choices, and to experiment with different genres, authors and reading levels.
The School Library Media Specialists will provide a variety of research and information literacy instruction, including:
Assisting students with the physical access to materials in print and digital formats;
Teaching students how to locate reliable sources of information and how to critically evaluate them;
Teaching students the steps involved in the research process.
Teaching students the importance of digital literacy skills, and how to navigate their digital presence online
The School Library Media Specialists will collaborate with classroom teachers in supplying the materials needed to support the curricula of NY State's Next Generation Learning Standards, as well as the guidelines and initiatives from the City of New York.