Form+an+Advisory+Committee

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Woolls (2008) reminds us that the school library media centre serves the entire school, not just library staff. For that reason, it is important to form an advisory committee that consists of the principal and representatives from various stakeholder groups. This also allows the teacher-librarian to tap into variety of areas of expertise within the school. The advisory committee may perform a range of tasks, such as:
 * developing the mission, policies, goals and objectives;
 * advocating for the library program;
 * establishing objectives for the year;
 * planning for budgetary expenditures.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has developed guidelines that outline the key members and various responsibilities of the Library Media Centre Advisory Committee in this document:

__**References:**__ North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (2006). //Program Administration//. Retrieved from http://www.ncwiseowl.org/impact/progadmin.htm