Library Media Specialist

Urbana School District #116

Title: Library Media Specialist

Location: Urbana Sixth Grade Center

Supervisor: Building Principal or Assistant Principal

Under the general direction of the Principals or Assistant Principals, the Library Media Specialist is responsible for helping students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible young adults.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Teaching middle school students how to retrieve and evaluate information from various print and digital sources.
• Encouraging reading and digital literacy.
• Maintaining knowledge of the print and digital content of the library and how best to retrieve that content for students and staff.
• Understanding how information technology can relate outside the library.
• Understanding how to use library resources in research and sharing that knowledge with students and staff.
• Keeping up with how to retrieve information from internal and external sources as technology and programs change.
• Keeping up to date on current trends, materials, information, and resources for students and staff.
• Collaborating with teachers to recommend and build new book collections and literary resources.
• Assisting teachers in finding information resources for their class curriculum and collaborating on class projects.
• Acquiring new books to add to the collection on an ongoing basis for its users.
• Acquiring digital (and other non-print) resources to keep the library up-to-date and useful to its users.
• Keeping the library up to date by processing and cataloging the library’s holdings, weeding the collection as needed, repairing items, and completing a yearly inventory.
• Serving as department chairs, team leaders and building curriculum coordinators as needed.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Principal.

• Education
  :
  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, with certification and endorsements in library and media information systems. Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences preferred.
• Experience
  : 2-3 years teaching as a librarian/media specialist preferred - especially at the secondary level.
• Licenses/Credentials
  :
  Valid Illinois Teaching Certificate/Licensure with the appropriate endorsements to teach grades six through twelve (preferably kindergarten through twelve).

• Salary and benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage. There are many opportunities for employees to earn additional compensation (stipends, differentials, extra duty pay, etc.) during the regular school year and in the summer.
• This is a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.
• This is an exempt position.
• Student Contact Days and other days stipulated on the work calendar in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.

Evaluation
:
The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on the evaluation of professional personnel.

Start Date: SY 26-27

Equal Opportunity Employer

Revised: March 2025