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Classes in the Series

Each class earns three LBCC credits. Term information under course title indicates when a class is typically held.
Please note: you may start classes anywhere in the sequence and take them in any order you wish.

» Year 1 «

Introduction to School Libraries, course ED7.740
♦ Fall term
Presents an overview of school librarianship within the context of the educational mission of the school. Includes the role of the library assistant, basic library terminology, procedures and services, and library materials.

Circulation of Library Materials, course ED7.741
♦ Fall term
Principles and practices of library circulation, print and electronic circulation systems, shelving, overdues, and interlibrary issues.

Collection Development, course ED7.743
♦ Winter term
Presents an overview of the principles and practices of building and maintaining the library collection, including identifying the needs of the users and the elements and importance of a collection development policy in managing the collection. Students develop tools for dealing with library collection management issues.

Children's Literature and Reading Promotion, course ED7.746
♦ Winter term
An overview of literature for use with elementary, middle, and high school students. Includes fiction and nonfiction in a variety of genre, reading levels and interests, techniques for sharing literature with students.

Reference Materials and Services, course ED7.742
♦ Spring term
Introduction to using print and electronic reference materials and providing information services to students. Includes information literacy skills, and working with teacher and student assignments.

Organization of Library Materials, course ED7.744
♦ Spring term
Introduction to classification and cataloging practices including the Dewey Decimal System, subject headings, filing rules, MARC records, and print and electronic systems.

» Year 2 «

Online Information Literacy for Librarians, course ED7.745
♦ Fall term
An introduction to using electronic resources in searching for information. Includes information literacy approaches to locating information for students and library patrons. Some library and computer experience helpful.

Multicultural Literature K-12, course ED7.747
♦ Fall term
An introduction to children’s and young adult literature that respectfully depicts the range of cultures in the United States. Includes the selection, evaluation, and promotion of multicultural literature in the library and classroom.

Library Skills Curriculum, course ED7.748
♦ Winter term
An overview of: the educational mission of K-12 instruction; library skill instruction; and strategies to support classroom educational activities. Prior library or classroom experience helpful.

Global Literature K-12, course ED7.749
♦ Winter term
An introduction to children’s and young adult literature, fiction and nonfiction, set in countries around the world. Both contemporary and historical literature for use at the elementary and secondary school levels.

Reading Promotion/Readers Advisory, course ED7.751
♦ Spring term
An overview of approaches, activities and techniques for providing readers advisory services and promoting reading in school and public libraries.

Design & Production of Library Resources, course ED7.752
♦ Spring term
An overview of the design of the library and the use of library materials to respond to patron needs and interests. Includes the use of library space, signage, and visual communication of resources. Covers the creation and maintenance of print and electronic library and instructional materials.

» As Needed «

Graphic Novels in the Classroom and Library, course ED7.739
♦ As needed
An introduction to graphic literature, both fiction and nonfiction, in a variety of genre and formats. Includes the selection, evaluation, promotion and uses with students in K-12 classrooms and libraries, and with adults in public libraries.

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