library mission
To enrich the lives of students by providing access to a diverse collection of resources that foster a love of literacy and learning in our Tanglewood Tiger community.
selection criteria & policy
Objectives:
General Criteria:
Content Criteria:
Standard School Library Reviewing Sources:
- To provide faculty and students with materials that enrich and support the curriculum and meet the needs of the students and faculty served at Tanglewood
- To provide students with a wide range of educational materials on all levels of difficulty and in a variety of formats, with a diversity of appeal, allowing for the presentation of many different points of view
- To select materials on topics and issues that provide different points of view, giving students an opportunity to develop analytical skills resulting in informed decisions
- To select materials in all formats, including up-to-date, high quality, varied literature to develop and strengthen a love of reading
General Criteria:
- Support and enrich the curriculum and/or students’ personal interests and learning
- Meet high standards in literary, artistic, and aesthetic quality; technical aspects; and physical format
- Be appropriate for the subject area and for the age, emotional development, ability level, learning styles, and social, emotional, and intellectual development of the students for whom the materials are selected
- Incorporate accurate and authentic factual content from authoritative sources
- Earn favorable reviews in standard reviewing sources and/or favorable recommendations based on preview and examination of materials by professional personnel
- Exhibit a high degree of potential user appeal and interest
- Represent differing viewpoints on topics and issues
- Provide a global perspective and promote diversity by including materials by authors and illustrators of all cultures
- Include a variety of resources in physical and virtual formats including print and non-print such as electronic and multimedia (including subscription databases and other online products, e-books, educational games, and other forms of emerging technologies)
- Demonstrate physical format, appearance, and durability suitable to their intended use (library bound, hardcover)
- Balance cost with need
Content Criteria:
- Authority
- Skill, competence, and purpose of the author
- Reputation and significance of the author
- Objectivity
- Consideration of the work as a whole
- Clarity
- Currency
- Technical quality
- Representation of diverse points of view
- Representation of important movements, genres, or trends
- Vitality and originality
- Artistic presentation and/or experimentation
- Sustained interest
- Relevance and use of the information
- Effective characterization
- Authenticity of history or social setting
Standard School Library Reviewing Sources:
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children’s Books
- Booklist
- School Library Journal
- Kirkus Reviews
- Hornbook Magazine
- Publishers Weekly
acquisitions procedures
- In selecting learning resources, professional personnel will evaluate available resources and curriculum needs and will consult reputable, professionally prepared aids to selection, and other appropriate sources. The actual resource will be examined whenever possible.
- Recommendations for purchase involve administrators, teachers, students, district personnel, and community members, as appropriate.
- Gift materials shall be judged by the selection criteria and shall be accepted or rejected by those criteria.
- Selection is an ongoing process that should include removing materials that are no longer used or needed, adding materials, and replacing lost and worn materials that still have educational value.
gifts & donations policy
Gifts and donations to the school library are accepted with the understanding that the decision for use and disposition of the materials and/or funds will be determined using the same selection criteria as purchased materials. All materials should support the curriculum and needs of library users and the library will determine how to best incorporate such materials into the existing collections. Gifts and donations, like purchased resources, will be removed from the collection at the end of their useful life. The donated item becomes the property of the library and will not be returned to the donor if it is not added to the collection. Materials not added to library collections may be used for programs or given to classroom teachers or students to promote literacy in our growing Tigers.
collection maintenance & weeding
Periodically, the school librarian will conduct an inventory of the school library collection and equipment. The inventory can be used to determine losses and remove damaged or worn materials which can then be considered for replacement. The inventory can also be used to deselect and remove materials that are no longer relevant to the curriculum or of interest to students. Additionally, the school librarian will develop a collection maintenance plan that includes a systematic inspection of materials that would result in weeding outdated, damaged, or irrelevant materials from the collection. Collection Maintenance and Weeding take place continually throughout the school year under the guidance of the librarian along with the School Library Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas, FWISD Board Policy, the Fort Worth ISD Library Department, and utilizing the CREW Weeding Manual.
FWISD Board Policies serve as an umbrella for school policies.
Additional information may be found by viewing FWISD Board Policy EF and EMI.
Additional information may be found by viewing FWISD Board Policy EF and EMI.