The mission of the state library media consultant is to advocate for high quality school library media programs, to support the state library media specialists, and to serve as a liaison to other groups and organizations working toward excellence in education.

     Meet Your State Consultant for School Libraries

 NO BOOK LEFT UNREAD! 
2009 Summer Reading Program
Start planning now to participate in our 2009 NBLU program. Follow the link above to find all the information you need to participate.

2008-2009 LMS Annual Survey

      The 2008-2009 LMS Annual Survey will open for data entry on May 1, 2009. The survey will remain open for data entry until October 15, 2009. To complete the survey for your school you must have a user ID and password for the Member Center on the South Carolina Department of Education's web page.

      CLick here for directions for completing the LMS Annual Survey. Click here to see the survey questions.

Achieving Exemplary School Libraries:program recommendations and evaluation rubrics

ADEPT for Library Media Specialists

Administrators' Guide to Quality School  Libraries

Collaboration

Collection Development

Designing Schools and Libraries for Safety and Efficiency

Flexible scheduling:A PowerPoint presentation on flexible scheduling

Job Descriptions: Job descriptions for district library media supervisor, school library media specialist, and school library paraprofessional

Information Literacy and SC Academic Standards

Library Media Center Advisory Committee - Roles and Responsibilities

Library Media Center Evaluation

Resource Alignment through Collection Mapping

Policy and Procedures Manual Template

The Simple Four: an information problem- solving model)

Suggested Reading Lists

Standards for School Library Collections: These standards are available in the Collection Development section of this web page.

Together We Can: A PowerPoint presentation for administrators to facilitate creating a quality library media program to improve student achievement.

Writing Goals and Objectives