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=**Organizing Your Library/ Media Center Program** =

[|Librarian Photo] Wooll's discusses (see pages 78 - 81) the importance of strategically planning the library/ media center program. From the creation of policy and vision statements to teacher collaboration and the planning of activities/ units that take place in the library/ media center, she emphasizes the key role that the library/ media specialist plays in the successful development and organization of the library/ media center (preparing lists of materials to be used in classroom projects, revision of the classroom units to see what activities will involve the library staff,deciding with the classroom teacher the division of the curriculum being taught) and the activities that play out in[| On the Job : Managing the Media Center Program.]

// The 21st Century Media Center Program // video explains the correlation between strong library/ media center programs and authentic student learning and achievement. []

An expert taken from Mike Eisenberg's vodcast //Mike Eisenberg Information Literacy Series// on //The Role of the Teacher-Librarian and the School Library Program.// []

Some awesome AASL resource ideas for those of you who feel like you are the "solo" librarian in your school. []

__**References:**__
//Eisenberg, Mike. (Video file). The Role of the Teacher-Librarian and the School Library Program. // Retrieved from []

Howard, Jody K. (2010). The teacher-librarian as curriculum leader. In Coatney, S. (2010). //The many faces of school library leadership//. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited.

Librarian Photo. (2012). //Van Buren District Library// (digital photo). Retrieved from []

Reeves, Frances. (n/a). //AASL resources for the solo librarian// (pdf). Retrieved from []

//The 21st Century Media Program //. (Video file). Retrieved from []

 Woolls, Blanche. (2008). "On the job: Managing the media center program". In Woolls. (2008). // The school library media manager // //.// (4th edition). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.