A professional who assesses and meets needs of students and faculty for information, and develops programs to stimulate students' interests in reading and use of types of resources. Responsibilities include:

• Selects and organizes books, films, tapes, records, and other materials and equipment.
• Suggests appropriate books to students for classroom assignments and personal readings.
• Plans and carries out program of instruction in use by school library media center.
• Prepares and administers budget for media center.
• Confers with faculty to provide materials for classroom instruction.
• Confers with parents, faculty, public librarians, and community organizations to develop programs to enrich students' communications skills.
• Reviews records to compile lists of overdue materials and notifies borrowers to arrange for their return.