Library Staff

In Curriculum:

• Purchase books and AV materials to support your curriculum and professional needs.
• Collaboratively plan with your lessons for integrating information skills into your existing curriculum. 
• Co-teach a lesson with you upon which we have collaborated in the library or lab.
• Assist in selecting books of appropriate interest, reading level or genre or AV items that your class will use for a particular lesson.
• Assist in promoting reading in your classroom for both information and pleasure.
• Support your efforts in research-based teaching and learning. 
• Provide a cart of books that students can use in the library for a specific assignment.
• Give book talks to encourage student reading of fiction or non-fiction books.

In Technology:

• Trouble-shoot school/district hardware and software.
• Develop a list of websites for your students to use for an assignment.
• Instruct classes (and staff) on the use of various online databases purchased for your and student use.
• Instruct classes (and staff) on the use of the Destiny catalog of items and eBooks in the MP library collection.
• Help you with ideas for integrating Universal Search or databases into your lessons
• Provide assistance to staff members in using the computers and printers in the library.

In Audio-Visual:

• Provide media equipment not provided by your department.
• Provide lamination services for your instructional needs.
• Troubleshoot AV equipment.
• Install projector bulbs provided for by your department.
• Assist you with problems in the computer labs.
• Facilitate checkout of AV non-departmental equipment.