Library+Management+Philosophy

 The McDevitt Middle School Library is always open and welcomes all students, staff, and Waltham Community visitors to the library.

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The Library serves the school community with a flexibly scheduled program designed to align with the Massachusetts and Common Core Curriculum Frameworks. =====

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The Library is used for individual, small group, and class projects by students, staff, and visitors. The Library Teacher promotes a love of reading at school and at home with a rich and developing fiction and non-fiction collection and with Book Clubs, Student Blogs, Book Fairs, and other activities. The Library Teacher in collaboration with the classroom teacher, promotes the development of students’ research and organizational skills and a mastery of information literacy and information technology skills as outlined in Massachusetts Recommended Standards for PreK – Grade 12 Information Literacy Skills. The teaching focus of the library includes inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, and creating knowledge. =====

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The Library Teacher shares community updates and ideas on the McDevitt Library [|web site] and the McDevitt Library [|blog]. =====

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Students should come to the library with an open mind and a willingness to learn. They can expect to develop their inquiry skills, be innovative, and be creative. Students should behave in accordance with the McDevitt Middle School discipline policies as outlined in their Agenda Book. A student arriving in the Library without his or her teacher must have a pass from the teacher stating the student's objective and goal during the visit **. **=====

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Print materials are signed out for three weeks or more and may be renewed at any time. Materials may be placed on hold and on reserve by students and teachers. [|Equipment] is available to students and staff and may be checked out for classroom use and out-of-school student use with a completed permission slip. Students and staff are financially responsible for any print materials and equipment checked out in his or her name. =====

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