Library Media Specialist

Job Title: Library Media Specialist Department: School Administration Reports To: Site Administrator Compensation: Teachers’ Salary Schedule Number of Days: Teachers’ Schedule Security Access: Building Site Overtime Status: Exempt Last Revised Date: June 12, 2025 Oklahoma Teacher’s Retirement: Mandatory Participation Bargaining Unit: TCTA Funding Source: District Paid Mission: Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community. Vision: Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny. Core Values: Our core values guide how we work and interact with each other at every level of the organization. We embrace and embody these values every day: • Equity: We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequalities, being actively anti -bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all. • Character: We are honest, trustworthy and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard. • Excellence: We work together to give Tulsa the world -class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot of one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations. • Team: We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves. • Joy: Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun! Position Summary: Provides instruction in and access to library information resources and programs for students, staff and the entire school community. Minimum Qualifications: Education: • Master of Library Science (MLS), Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Librarianship degree or the equivalent from an accredited college -level library program (Preferred) or • Masters degree in any subject and at least one of the following: o Thirty (30) or more coursework hours related to library/media o Fifteen (15) or more coursework hours related to library/media and one (1) year of relevant work experience o Three (3) or more years of library/media related work experience and a letter from the district o Enrolled in a Library Media or School Librarian certification program or • Bachelors degree and e nrolled in a M aster of Library Science (MLS) , Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) , Master of Librarianship, or the equivalent Experience: • Previous experience working in a library or media related organization Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.: • Possess or ability to obtain and maintain a valid Oklahoma Librar y Media Specialist certificate or waiver from OSDE • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite • Bilingual in Spanish preferred Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. • Provides access to information and resources for all students, staff and community users • Makes resources available to students and teachers through a systematically developed collection within the school and through access to resources outside the school • Provides access to the library media center collection through the management of an accurate and efficient organization and retrieval system • Assists students in identifying, locating and interpreting information housed in the library media center and helps students locate information outside the library media center • Provides access to the library media center throughout the school day, scheduling class visits flexibly to encourage use at the point of need; organizes and manages the library media facility in a manner that encourages access • Develops and implements policies and procedures which ensure that access to information is not impeded; interprets laws and district policies regarding information • Informs teachers, students, parents and administrators of new materials, equipment and services that meet their information needs • Manages selection and ordering of materials through a process which involves teachers, administrators , students and parents; administers budgets for library media resources • Communicates library media program needs to the administration • Acts as a consultant to coordinate student learning experiences with school, district and outside resources • Participates in department, grade -level, school, and district curriculum development and assessment projects • Aids teachers in the selection and purchase of instructional materials, and in the use of information resources • Plans cooperatively with teachers to incorporate information skills into the classroom curriculum and to assist teachers in developing resource -based units and activities • Provides leadership in assessing, evaluating and implementing information and instructional technologies • Recommends student -level literature to teachers and encourages them to read to their classes as well as reading personally for an awareness of the literature available • Fosters a positive attitude toward the use and communication of information by students and teachers and creates an environment where literature and language is valued • Teaches information skills as an integral part of the content and objectives of the school’s curriculum • Jointly plans, teaches and evaluates instruction which incorporates information access, use and communication skills with the classroom curriculum • Provides instruction in the use of technology to access information outside the library media center, including the use of commercial databases • Uses a wide variety of teaching methods, media, and ways of communicating information to ensure that students can access and use all types of information sources • Takes a leadership role in promoting and demonstrating the use of new technologies and media with teachers and other adults • Encourages students to read for pleasure and motivates their reading through a variety of methods • Perform s other tasks, duties, or services consistent with this position as assigned Skills and Abilities Required: The following characteristics and physical skills are important for the successful performance of assigned duties. • Willingness and ability to effectively collaborate with peers, leaders, students, parents, community members, and district personnel • Equity mindset and commitment to ongoing learning about diverse cultures • Demonstrate self -discipline and initiative • Open to change and applies critical thinking while developing solutions based on new guidelines, methods, and technologies • Ability to oscillate between independent and collaborative work with ease • Meticulous attention to detail and good organizational skills • Ability to manage both up and down and create buy -in from people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds for new ideas and approaches Customer Contacts: • Internal: TPS District Employees • External: Students, families, community members, partnered vendors Supervisory Responsibility: • Supervises library teacher assistant Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable. • Physical requirements consistent with a library or classroom setting • Occasional to frequent travel to district and non -district sites Tulsa Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of individuals who contribute to the district's mission with their talents, skills, and energy. Tulsa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Tulsa Public Schools also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the district's talent management department at 918 -746-6310 or the district's human rights and Title IX coordinator at 918 -746-6985 . You can also direct your request for accommodation in writing to the Tulsa Public Schools Education Service Center, Attn: Talent Management, 3027 S. New Haven Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114 -6131.