Charlotte County Public Schools

The primary objective of the library media center is to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of the school. The library media center shall provide a wide range of materials on all levels of difficulty, with diversity of appeal, and with the representation of different points of view.

"Library media center" means any collection of books, ebooks, periodicals, and videos maintained and accessible on the site of the school, including in classrooms. An employee who holds a valid educational media specialist certificate will select books made available to students through the school library and recommended or assigned grade-level reading lists. The selection of library/media center collections will be based on reader interest, support of state academic standards and aligned curriculum, and the academic needs of students and faculty. Accordingly, elementary classroom libraries are a type of school library; materials in all school libraries must be selected by a certified media specialist under Section 1006.28(2)(d)(1), F.S.

In accordance with Section 1006.28(2)(4)(d), F.S., Charlotte County Public Schools established and maintains a program of school library media services for all public schools in the district, including school library media centers, or school library media centers open to the public, and, in addition such traveling or circulating libraries as may be needed for the proper operation of the district school system.