For Principals

Please let us know how we can assist you at your site in developing or maintaining your school library. Principals 19-20 please see HERE.

We support Library Techs,  Masters of Library and Information Science Librarians and Teacher- Librarians in staffing school libraries in alignment with CA State Standards. 

Sites that don’t receive Measure G Library funding but that have or anticipate having paid qualified staff receive these supports from Central office as time permits:

1. Assistance with interviewing, hiring and evaluating 
2. Training and support of staff  
3. Initial walk through and assessment support 
4. Collaborative Library Meeting times 2x a Month. At these meetings site paid staff can learn, network, access resources, develop standards in your libraries in alignment with state and national best practices, create vision documents to assist in sharing their vision with administrators, funders and community
5. New books for libraries with paid staff. 
6. Databases and Library Catalog
7. Giveaway books for families and for special occasions
8. Support in accessing or “piggy backing” on authors or library programming
9. Support with State and National standards and best practices for paid staff
10. Support with District processes to improve your library (for paid staff)
11. Remove fines from student records  

Documents and information that may assist you

District Documents 

Challenging/Removing Books on the Shelves of OUSD School Libraries

Classroom Libraries and School Libraries

Collection Development Policy 

Library Guidance for Principals: Supervision, Hiring, Expectations for Library Staff

Library Framework 

Library Roles and Classifications - Volunteers to Teacher - Librarians 

Library Supply List 

Recommended Book Vendors

Teacher-Librarian 

Weeding Policy 

Best Practices 

American Association of School Librarians Standards

Shelving books in your library: American Association of School Librarians

Standards Framework

Common Core English crosswalk