Library Media Center Management

Policy Manuals and Other Management Tools

Procedures Manuals - Guidelines for writing a school library procedures manual from the Alaska School Library Handbook.
Getting Started in Your School Library - an operations checklist - How to write a library manual. This is by the National Library of New Zealand.
A manual for developing policies and procedures in Australian School Library Resource Centres - or in the school libraries of other countries. This by the Australian School Library Association. This is a pdf download.
Alaska School Library Handbook - This is an excellent resource for library management.
Missippi School Library Guide, 2023
Clausell Elementary School Media Center Policies and Procedures Manual - Jackson, MS.
Fairfield Intermediate School Library Policy and Procedures Manual - Fairfield, TX
National Library of New Zealand Services to Schools - Information about establishing and managing a school library. There is also information on 21st century literacy and on creating readers.
Rewards Work for All Ages: Here Are 24 Sites to Find Certificates, Awards and Coupons From a Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet.

How to set up a school library - help for people without a library degree

What Do I Do With All of These Books? - A guide for a non-librarian. It will tell you how to set up and organize a school library.
Setting Up and Running a School Library - by Nicola Baird. A guide for those new to establishing a school library.
Library Management in Four Steps - a very helpful guide for a person either starting a new library or who has been given the responsibility for managing a library which already exists. - this an article by Christy Scott in The Journal of Adventist Education.
How to Start a Small Library - WikiHow.
How to Set up a School Library on Little or no Budget - by Rachel Coverdale.
How to Set Up and Run a Small Library in Africa - Very useful information. This is by the African Library Project, 2012.
Setting up a village school library in Myanmar - by Katie Day. This is a great story about a new school library.

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Handbooks and Guidelines for Students and Faculty

Policies and Expectations - Grand View Elementary School library, Manhattan Beach, CA.
Library Rules and Procedures - Emmaus High School, PA
Library Rules - Schuylkill Elementary School, Phoenixville, PA
Policies and Procedures - University High School Library, Urbana, IL.
Hate Library Fines - Allow Your Students to Read Off Library Fines - From Mrs. Readerpants Policy for Lost or Damaged Books - From Inskip Elementary School Library. I think that this is a good policy.
Internet Use Policies - Students should be informed about the rules for use of library computers. Note that clicking this will take you to another page.

Volunteers

Grandview Elementary School Volunteer Info - This is for adult volunteers. Manhattan Beach, CA.
The Bridge School Library Volunteer Manual - 2011/2012. This is a pdf document.
Volunteers - Suggestions for recruitment and programs from the Alaska School Library handbook.
Create a Volunteer Program to Support Your Library - Helpful information from Scholastic.
How to Run a Library Volunteer Program That Students Love - an article by Laura Gardner in School Library Journal, May, 2015.
Beyond the Genius Bar: Cultivating Leadership With a Student-Led Tech Team - Students teaching other students and teachers. A great opportunity for student involvement. This is an article by Laura Busch, July, 2016.

Ideas for New Media Specialists

Ten Tips for New Librarians - From the Elementary Librarian web site.
New School Librarian? 10 Things You Should Do First - Advice from Mrs. Readerpants.
Looking Back, Looking Forward - Wrapping up Your First Year as a School Librarian. This article by Hilda K. Weisburg and Ruth Toor in the June 12, 2015 issue of American Libraries will help the new school librarian manage the many end of year activities in the school library.

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