RATIONALE     

We are living in an information age. A primary objective of education is to learn how to identify, locate, organize, and present information in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner. As technologies change, students need to develop skills to manage complex information formats. Trinity College Senior Library will endeavour to provide opportunities for students to achieve these skills and to foster a lifelong interest in both reading and knowledge. Each student, therefore, should have access to an effective, integrated school library program that reflects the curriculum and the needs of the school community and the world in general.

PRINCIPLES    

• Supports and enhances educational goals as outlined in the school's mission and curriculum;
• Develops and sustains in students the habit and enjoyment of reading and learning, and the use of libraries throughout their lives;
• Offers opportunities for experiences in creating and using information for knowledge, understanding, imagination and enjoyment;
• Supports all students in learning and practising skills for evaluating and using information, regardless of form, format or medium, including sensitivity to the modes of communication within the community;
• Provides access to local, regional, national and global resources and opportunities that expose learners to diverse ideas, experiences and opinions;
• Works with students, teachers, administrators and parents to achieve the mission of the school;
• Promotes reading and the resources and services of the school library to the whole school community.