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Academics >  Library >  Mission of the Library > 

Mission    
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The Library Media Program at East Woods endeavors to:

  • Help students develop a life-long love of reading
  • Support the school curriculum by providing and maintaining a balanced collection of library resources, which meet the needs of students, faculty and staff members
  • Teach students the necessary skills to be efficient and effective users and communicators of information
  • Provide authentic learning activities that accommodate a range of learning styles and abilities and promote respect for diverse social and cultural perspectives
  • Foster an atmosphere of intellectual freedom

The program supports the goals of the American Library Association's Standards for the 21st Century Learner.

Our integrated skills program follows the The Big6 Skills™ Model of Information Problem-Solving by Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz.

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