Hours
Muir Library is open from 8:30 to 5 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. We close earlier on Wednesdays and Fridays. Students may visit before school, during lunch, after school, and during class time with teacher permission. Classes may sign up to use the resources or receive instruction.
Mission
Muir library supports both academic and recreational reading. The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. This mission is accomplished :
· by providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats
· by providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, listening, and using information and ideas
· by working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students
Learning activities may include:
· activities that develop cognitive strategies for
1. selecting,
2. retrieving,
3. analyzing,
4. evaluating,
5. synthesizing, and
6. creating information
at all age levels and in all curriculum content area
· experiences that encourage users to become skilled creators of information through introduction to the full range of communications media and use of the new technology
· activities that accommodate a wide range of differences in teaching and learning styles and in instructional methods, interests, and capabilities
· the use of resources that represent a diversity of experiences, opinions, and social and cultural perspectives, all of which support the concept that intellectual freedom and access to information are prerequisite to effective and responsible citizenship in a democracy.
Information Literacy Standards
Library skills are no longer taught in isolation. Information literacy skills, which include traditional library skills, will be taught in conjunction with classroom assignments. See the attached information literacy standards.
Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
Independent Learning
Standard 4: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.
Standard 5: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
Social Responsibility
Standard 7: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
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Information Power, Building Partnerships for Learning, (1998) Chicago: American Library Association.