Library Mission Statement:
The mission of the library program is to help build a love of reading for personal and academic growth, and to teach students to become effective users of ideas, information, and technology. We strive to:
- Encourage students to dive deep into the world of reading.
- Provide an up-to-date collection with stories that spark student's imagination, stories that reflect their own experiences, and stories that reflect the experiences of others.
- Encourage the pursuit of personal and academic interests through reading and research.
- Provide learning experiences designed to equip students with technology, information literacy, digital citizenship, and 21st-Century skills.
- Provide access to information in a variety of formats that contribute to lifelong learning.
- Empower students to become discriminating users of information.
- Encourage curiosity about the world around us.
- Provide materials that support the curriculum and student achievement.
- Extend and enhance classroom learning by providing spaces and resources to research, explore, learn, create, and collaborate.
- Promote technology and resources that make teaching and learning more effective and efficient.
- Provide flexible learning environments with tools that promote inquiry, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
- Provide spaces and tools for students to become creators of information and not just consumers.
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