The TTSD Library Services mission is to provide inclusive school library spaces and collections that foster community and empower students as readers, scholars and creators.

Each library staff member has a role in promoting reading and informational literacy while fostering safe spaces for all.

Elementary Library Staff Should

  • Introduce physical and electronic resources to students and staff

  • Promote diverse, inclusive, high quality literature through library programming and reader's advisory

  • Inform students of library policies and procedures, including a beginning of the year orientation

  • Meet new students throughout the year to welcome them to the library and to introduce library resources and procedures

  • Develop physical and electronic resource lists for teachers

  • Purchase, manage and maintain physical and electronic resources at the building level


Secondary Library Staff Should

  • Introduce physical and electronic resources to students and staff

  • Promote diverse, inclusive, high quality literature through library programming and reader's advisory

  • Provide a library orientation each September for the youngest grade served (6 or 9)

  • Meet new students throughout the year to welcome them to the library and to introduce library resources and procedures

  • Develop physical and electronic resource lists for students and staff

  • Purchase, manage and maintain physical and electronic resources at the building level


District Library Media Specialist

  • Lead the TTSD Library Services team with guidance from Teaching & Learning

  • Develop and support library programming K-12

  • Introduce physical and electronic resources to students and staff

  • Promote diverse, inclusive, high quality literature through library programming and reader's advisory

  • Maintain district library and library handbook websites

  • Develop presentation materials for library staff usage

  • Provide research guidance and instruction to students and staff

  • Develop purchase and resource lists for library staff and teachers

  • Purchase, manage and maintain physical and electronic resources at the district level

  • Support library staff in their information literacy, personal growth and book promotion efforts

  • Monitor and report library resource usage statistics


Outline of Duties and Expectations for Building Library Staff

The OASL standards are referenced when creating materials for TTSD school libraries:

Oregon School Library Standards with Indicators and Alignments

Resources