Library Services Nuts & Bolts

Librarians should spend most of their time in which of the following roles?

• Campus Leader

• Instructional Partner

• Program Administrator

• Information Specialist

Answer explanation

School librarians should spend most of their time as an instructional partner which includes meeting & collaborating with teachers, curating resources to support instruction, teaching students, providing professional learning to teachers, and supporting students & teachers at point of need.

Where do you look first when you have questions about device procedures?

• Google

• Help Desk

• Device Procedures Site

• Instructional Technology Coach

Answer explanation

Find this linked at bit.ly/mesqtechtips

How does your librarian positively impact student learning on your campus?

When dealing with devices and other campus technology, staff members have different access levels in Destiny. Based on those access levels, match the role to the appropriate responsibility.

• supports systems and processes

• Campus Secretary

• collect fees

• Campus Resource Manager

• access level to all resources on campus

• Librarian

• modifies resources

• Assistant Principal

Answer explanation

Only the Assistant Principal, Campus Secretary, or other front office staff may be assigned the Campus Resource Manager access level. The Librarian has the Librarian access level in order to manage the library materials in Destiny. They can support and help design systems & processes, but cannot collect fees or modify resources in Destiny.

• Place the following library scheduling options in order from best practice to least. 

• Flexible/Open Access

• Fixed/In Rotation

• Fixed/Flexible

Answer explanation

A flexible/open access library schedule is best practice for school libraries so the librarian is able to provide services at point of need for teachers & students. A fixed/rotation schedule does not meet district expectations for the school library & librarian.

Before teachers add a new book to their collection, they must check to see if it’s in the campus (a)   at the same level or on the​ (b)   list of materials.

• library
• Teaching & Learning
• Library Services
• book room

Answer explanation

The new law requires all school and classroom libraries to follow the now mandatory Texas State Library Collection Standards. To ease this process for teachers, librarians are trained in these standards and use them to purchase books for the school library. By only adding books that are in a Mesquite ISD school library at their same level, teachers can be assured the books in their classroom collection meet the required standards.