Library Media Specialist

Library Media Specialist

Tazewell County School District Graham Intermediate - Bluefield, Virginia. Open in Google Maps.

This job is also posted in Tazewell County Public Schools.

Job : 5621188

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Apr 14, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 4, 2026

JOB TITLE:

Library Media Specialist

LOCATION:

All Schools

JOB CATEGORY:

Non-support

PAY GRADE:

Teacher

FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:

Building administrator(s)

The library media specialist’s purpose includes:

To administer and provide library media service in the school in a way that incorporates curriculum, technology and staffing, so that patrons effectively retrieve, evaluate and utilize information, as well as develop a love of reading and life-long learning.

• To instruct students in the location, use and choice of appropriate materials, both print and non print
• To aid teachers/staff in the location and choice of materials, both print and non print, applicable for curriculum demands
• To select materials which meet curriculum needs, provide enjoyment and promote leisure activities that are age-appropriate and interest-targeted
• To establish media center policies and review them periodically, making adjustments when needed
• To facilitate distance learning opportunities for our students
• To manage the media center as a flexible, multi-tasking learning environment

Selection of materials for purchase

• Reviewed items in School Library Journal, ALAN, Virginia Readers list, Renaissance Place (Accelerated Reader) publications/catalogs, new publications
• Requested items from faculty for classroom and research use (SOL alignment)
• Reference materials—updating, standing order, new publications
• Audio-visual materials—videos, audio cassettes, DVDs
• County equipment purchases—reviewed, requested for classroom/administrative use, library instruction, school wide use, replacement of outdated equipment
• Replacement materials for lost, damaged, weeded items
• Magazine/journal/newspaper subscription maintenance
• Creation of local purchase orders for all purchases

Management of budget

• Title V funding – oversees project funding restrictions, labeling, processing, inventory
• Local funding
• County equipment funding
• Building fine account Research/Bibliographic instruction
• Online catalog and Dewey Decimal system instruction
• County and state online database instruction
• Use of periodicals, vertical files, newspapers
• Planning with teachers for research projects; creation of lists of resources Renaiscence Learning (Accelerated Reader) program
• Selection and acquisition of fiction and non-fiction books
• Selection and acquisition of software for reading quizzes
• Instruction of program use for students/faculty
• Report generation
• Cataloging of materials; labeling of materials, including point structure
• Test monitoring
• Check out and renewal of books
• Student account maintenance
• Reading advisory for students Circulation desk management
• Check out of print materials, audiovisual materials, equipment
• Overdue notices to students, creation of lists
• Maintenance of student/faculty accounts
• Check out of reserve materials for teachers’ research projects
• Processing/cataloging materials
• Check received materials against county purchase orders and packing slips
• Prepare all cataloging information for received materials
• Check purchased cataloging information from vendors
• Create records for catalog records for materials
• Label, barcode, stamp all materials Research materials
• Locate research materials for teachers’ planned research projects
• Pull materials for reserve
• Work with students and teachers to locate materials—books, periodicals, vertical files, newspapers, database resources

Equipment maintenance and repair

• Cleaning
• Changing bulbs
• Scheduling use
• Training for teachers in new equipment use
• Trouble‑shooting problems with equipment use in classrooms
• Minor repair of equipment
• Preparation for county repair and surplus

Student/faculty Internet accounts

• Maintenance of all accounts
• Communication with county…