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Library program evaluation highlights equity, media literacy and staffing needs
Summary
District library staff presented findings from a program review emphasizing media literacy, inquiry learning, equity in access to materials, co-teaching, professional development and communication with families.
A district library program presenter summarized a review of library services across the district, noting priorities such as media literacy, inquiry learning, equitable access to materials, co-teaching with classroom teachers and additional professional development.
Presenters said elementary libraries do not charge overdue fines and recommended districtwide policies to increase equitable access to materials. They discussed reorganizing collections by cross-genre approaches and expanding digital resources. The presenters also noted staffing and certification pathways for school librarians and recommended ongoing professional development to address technology, media literacy and changing tools such as AI.
Other recommendations included opening libraries more broadly during the school day to give students increased access, improving communication with families (for example monthly or quarterly updates on library activities and new materials), and pursuing collaborations with county library services to expand resources and community programs.
Why it matters: Libraries play a role in literacy, digital and media literacy and equitable access to instructional materials. The evaluation offered operational recommendations that could affect scheduling, staffing and budget planning, though the transcript records no board vote to adopt new library policies at this meeting.
