GMS Media Center: About Us

Mission and Vision

The Gaithersburg Middle School Media Center strives to be an integral part of the school’s instructional program. Our mission is is to prepare students for success by providing a diverse, relevant collection, encouraging student empowerment, and supporting opportunities for students to demonstrate reflective and responsible practices. We aim to create an environment which encourages all students to utilize information resources and acquire skills to become lifelong independent learners by:

• Supporting and nurturing a love of reading in a variety of formats, including print and digital mediums
• Providing a diverse collection reflective of the student population
• Providing a welcoming, flexible environment that encourages students to take charge of their own learning
• Considering the social/emotional needs of all students 

Our vision is to support student achievement by integrating information literacy and information technology skills into the content curriculum and to ensure that students and staff are effective users and creators of ideas and information.

Media Center Outcomes

The student will be able to:

• demonstrate an appreciation of literature and reading
• locate information to meet an identified need
• gather relevant information from appropriate resources
• organize and manage information found in print, non-print, and computer/online formats.
• interpret information to generate new understandings and knowledge
• communicate findings by producing materials in an appropriate format
• demonstrate responsible attitudes toward the use of information