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The program is committed to excellence in education by providing opportunities for students to achieve standards in information literacy and technology literacy and to become effective and efficient users of ideas and information. The program is dedicated to developing lifelong learners, by providing flexible and equitable access to print and online resources.

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AASL National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Winner-2008

The program is committed to excellence in education by providing opportunities for students to achieve standards in information literacy and technology literacy and to become effective and efficient users of ideas and information. The program is dedicated to developing lifelong learners, by providing flexible and equitable access to print and online resources.

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AASL National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Winner-2008 The program is committed to excellence in education by providing opportunities for students to achieve standards in information literacy and technology literacy and to become effective and efficient users of ideas and information.

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WHPS LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES PROGRAM VISION

The library media center should be the learning hub of every school. Library media specialists are student-centered instructional collaborators, and literacy and technological leaders. The essential mission of school libraries is to inspire and prepare students to be independent knowledge seekers, critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and lifelong learners. We create spaces that are welcoming and inclusive. Because the pace of information growth and technology advances exponentially, we help students actively develop a flexible set of skills and mindset to adapt and contribute to the ever-changing nature of our world.

Toward these ends, our program seeks to:

Support library media specialists who remain on the forefront of literacy and educational technology.

Foster a lifelong passion for reading for pleasure as well as for information.

Create planned and integrated opportunities for professional collaboration between the library media specialist and classroom teachers.

Create opportunities and flexible spaces to foster student curiosity and creativity.

Promote inquiry as the key to developing authentic knowledge and skills. This involves  teaching students how to locate, evaluate, synthesize and communicate information.

Teach the ethical use of information and technology.

Nurture the habits of mind that allow students to take ownership of their learning and pursue their passions.

Provide opportunities for students to honor, develop, and explore their identities through engagement with texts and resources that reflect themselves and others.

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The mission of the Suffield High School Library Media Center is to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for everyone in our school community in order to encourage self-directed skill-building and understanding.  Here, students can read, learn, investigate, create, and collaborate while developing problem-solving skills so that they are successful on their path towards college, career, and life readiness.  The Suffield High School library collection strives to offer a range of materials from many points of view and to provide access to varied perspectives and opinions.  The Suffield High School Library prepares our students to meet the diversity of experiences to which they will be exposed in life, and to help them learn to think critically for themselves.

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Vision Statement
We are committed to inspiring a love of reading, intellectual curiosity, the pursuit of excellence,  and an unending quest for truth.
Mission Statement
The New Fairfield High School Learning Commons supports the school mission by providing a safe educational environment in which patrons RESPECT the right for all to become ENGAGED learners and responsible citizens who BELONG, EXCEL and LEAD within a diverse society and changing world.
To this end, we strive to...
Create a visually appealing and welcoming environment that reflects the tenets of REBEL, celebrates diversity, and encourages patronage
Provide opportunities and resources designed to emphasize and support patrons’ academic, personal, and professional goals, social-emotional wellness and community involvement.
Contribute to the evolution of patrons’ beliefs, values, attitudes, and interests through reading, research, and respectful interaction.Collaborate with stakeholders to fulfill district and school goals.

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The GPS Library Media Program empowers all learners to read widely, think critically, and become innovative, responsible citizens who are passionately engaged in our changing world.

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Wallingford Public School Libraries Mission and Vision Statements

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Wallingford Public School Libraries Mission and Vision Statements

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The mission of the Wallingford Public School libraries is to create a learning environment where students will:

Locate and evaluate diverse information resources to be ethical and successful “digital” citizens in the 21st century

Transfer information skills between and among a variety of interdisciplinary subjects

Utilize a research process to discover and create knowledge

Engage in meaningful, original projects where students fearlessly innovate and create

Develop a diversity of technology skills

Collaborate with teachers, peers and community

Pursue personal and aesthetic growth

The vision of the Wallingford Public School libraries is to:

Lead building professional development by bringing innovative research and pedagogy to all members of the school community

Be an applied technology center for their schools

Act as the media hub for each school building

Champion an interdisciplinary approach to ethical information acquisition and use

Engender a love of reading that is pervasive throughout the school

Provide the preferred location and leadership for special events in the learning community

Act as the preferred service provider for teachers, students, and parents to meet their information needs

Curate and promote a diverse and responsive collection that supports the curricular and personal needs of the school community

Act as a central consultant in purchasing decisions