Media Specialist / Librarian

Huntsville School District
Job Description

Job Title: Media Specialist / Librarian

Reports To: Principal

Contracted Days: 195

Job Summary: The School Media Specialist (Librarian) promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading while managing the school’s library and media resources. This position supports both students and staff by providing access to information, integrating technology, and collaborating with teachers to enrich the curriculum through research, inquiry, and digital citizenship.

Essential Duties:

• Curate, maintain, and circulate a diverse and engaging collection of print and digital resources aligned with curriculum standards and student interests.
• Foster a welcoming, inclusive library environment that supports a reading culture and intellectual curiosity.
• Teach research skills, media literacy, and responsible technology use, including copyright and digital citizenship.
• Collaborate with teachers to plan and co-teach lessons that integrate information literacy, research, and technology into the curriculum.
• Manage the library budget, inventory, and purchasing of books, periodicals, and digital resources.
• Provide training and support for students and staff in the use of library technology, databases, and instructional tools.
• Promote school-wide reading initiatives, author visits, book fairs, and other literacy events.
• Maintain an organized, attractive, and student-centered library space.
• Stay current with educational technology, trends in school libraries, and children’s/YA literature.
• Uphold district policies and ensure compliance with copyright, intellectual freedom, and privacy laws.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Valid teaching license with a Library Media Specialist endorsement (or eligibility to obtain)
• Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Studies, Educational Media, or related field (preferred)
• Knowledge of instructional practices, literature for children and young adults, and educational technology
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors.

Other: 

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems necessary.