Our Mission Statement is: 

• to be a teaching library where students learn the skills required to be information literate, which is defined by the NIFL as “an individual’s individual’s ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, synthesize, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand” (infolit.org).

• to co-teach lessons/units with content area teachers that so that students gain from both teachers’ expertise and from projects that are rooted in multiple content areas.

• to serve as the information hub of the school, providing multiple format options for texts, such as digital, print, visual, audio, etc. These texts will support and enrich the school’s curriculum. 

• to house an up-to-date, organized, and appealing collection that supports the staff and students’ needs, as well as helps to foster a love of reading and learning. 

• to acquire and teach how to use up-to-date and available technology to enhance the teaching practices of the staff and the learning of the students. 

Vision

The vision for the Libraries at FCSD #24 is to be hubs of information technology, literacy, and reading advocacy in the school, providing resources and instruction to empower students become responsible citizens of the ever-changing digital age in which we live, and to engender an appreciation of reading for both pleasure and knowledge.

Library Program Description

The libraries of Shoshoni Schools provide differently for the needs of the Elementary and Secondary populations. 

The Elementary Library was constructed as a traditional Media Center, where elementary students are able to engage with the collection for learning, research, and pleasure reading. Students visit the library during “Specials” time and for reading groups as well. Library lessons are provided along with a maker space where students can innovate and create.

The Secondary Library was constructed with a more modern library concept in mind, meant to be modeled after a bookseller at an airport. This means that the library is open and easily accessible, and not only meant for students to engage with the books and resources, but also use the space academically and socially. The 6th and 7th grade still make use of more traditional visits as “library time,” but 8th through 12th use the library in a come and go fashion. 

Location and Scope: 

The Elementary Library is located down the main hallway that connects the PreK-2nd grade wing and the 3rd-5th wing. It is next to the Science Exploratorium and houses a collection of approximately 8,000 titles, consisting of Children’s, Juvenile, and Middle Grade materials. These materials are categorized into fiction, non-fiction, audiobooks, and reference material. 

The Secondary Library resources have been moved into the English classrooms for a more inclusive environment.