School Year 26​/Library Media Specialist

School Year 26/27 Library Media Specialist

Lynn Public Schools Connery Elementary School - Lynn, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5861966

Final date to receive applications: Aug 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Aug 17, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

Library Media Specialist

About Lynn Public Schools
Lynn is a vibrant, seaside urban community located just north of Boston. The city is known for its contemporary public art, historic architecture, thriving downtown cultural district, and abundant public parks, including the scenic Lynn Shore Reservation and the expansive Lynn Woods Reservation. Reflecting the city’s international character, Lynn Public Schools is a linguistically and culturally rich community, with 60% of our students speaking two or more languages.

Lynn Public Schools proudly serves approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites within a diverse and dynamic educational landscape. Our district includes:

• 1 Early Childhood Center
• 17 Elementary Schools
• 1 Public Separate Day School
• 3 Middle Schools
• 2 Comprehensive High Schools
• 1 Vocational High School
• 1 Early College High School
• 1 STEAM Academy (Grades 6-12)
• 1 Alternative Education Academy (Grades 9-12)
• 1 TOGETHER Educating and Advancing Multi-Disabled Students Academy (PreK-12)

The Lynn Public School's Vision and Core Values

Drawing upon the strength of our community, our families, our students, and our partners, we commit to fulfilling the intellectual, physical, and social-emotional potential of all our students. We work together so our students learn to thrive, advance, and impact the greater community and the world.

LPS is committed to our Core Values:
Inclusiveness, Shared Responsibility, Collaborative Relationships, High Expectations, Inspiring and Life-Long Learning. Lynn Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of strengthening an environment and school culture that honors and celebrates diversity and responds effectively to the social-emotional experiences of every student and family.

Position Summary

The Library Media Specialist will provide all students with an enriched library experience that supports the curriculum by providing educational resources so that both students and teachers become independent users of information, while fostering a love of learning.

• Valid license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Library
  - All Levels, Library Media Specialist
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university;
  Master’s Degree preferred.
• SEI Endorsement
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
• Urban experience preferred

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the library and the media center/computer room
• Fosters a creative, flexible library environment that promotes a love of reading and lifelong learning for all students
• Catalogs all library materials
• Maintains an inventory of books, computers, software, equipment, etc.
• Provides access to the library and media center/computer room throughout the school day with a weekly schedule of classes
• Offers assistance to teachers in the selection and use of informational resources
• Recommends student-level literature and encourages students reading for pleasure and learning
• Provides library media resources that will meet the informational, research, educational, and recreational needs of students and teachers
• Uses a wide variety of teaching methods, media, and ways of communicating information to ensure that students can access and use all types of information sources
• Teaches developmentally appropriate informational literacy skills to all students
• Provides instruction in the use of technology to access information and Internet safety
• Plans cooperatively with teachers to incorporate information skills into the classroom curriculum, and assists teachers to develop standards-based units and activities
• Provides leadership in assessing, evaluating, and implementing information and instructional technologies
• Requests Library supplies and books within the…