Library Programs
School District of Philadelphia
Office of Curriculum Support
Rachelle
Nocito, Content Specialist
215 - 400 - 4210
Site Map Directory of School Libraries
Special Information for
Principals
Association of Philadelphia
School Librarians (APSL)
Facts & Figures about Our School Libraries
Librarian Joy Michaelchuck: 1999 Philadelphia
Teacher of the Year
Librarian Marsha Prybutok: 1993 Philadelphia Teacher
of the Year
A History of School Libraries in Philadelphia, 1874 to
1964
Mission Statement
"The library media program ensures that students are
effective users of
ideas and information."
(American Library Association, 1998)
Library Programs is a department of the School District's Office of Curriculum Support. The department manages the School District's Archives Library and provides school library staff with professional development opportunities, specialized library technology training, and a wide variety of support services. The department coordinates a variety of special projects including a system-wide library automation initiative, and works with other administrative units on library-related issues.
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Programs for School Libraries
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More than 50 of our Philadelphia school libraries are members of this program, which provides a statewide union catalog to facilitate interlibrary loan and resource sharing.
Documents for School Libraries The Library Programs office prepares a variety of specialized documents for our school libraries, including a Directory of School Libraries, a School Library Handbook, and ordering instructions for library materials.
More than 100 of our schools have library automation systems. Most recently, the School District has chosen Follett Destiny as the recommended system for newly automated schools.
POWER Library Online Database Program The POWER Library program (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources) is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The program provides many of our school libraries with free access to a wide variety of online databases.
Professional development, technology training, and library consultation A variety of workshops, technology training, and other professional development opportunities are provided for school library staff.
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Archives Library
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Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm The School
District's Archives Library houses a
collection of materials concerning the history of Philadelphia public schools
from their establishment in 1818. The collection includes Board of Education
meeting records beginning with 1882, school yearbooks dating from the 1950's,
and a variety of historical photographs and artifacts.
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