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Our Mission

 

The vision and mission of Cabarrus County Schools is to empower students to build their futures by inspiring minds, engaging hearts and shaping futures.

In support of this mission, school library media programs strive to ensure that students, teachers and staff are effective users of ideas and information. CCS school library media centers are instructional spaces that promote critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.

Each school library media center is staffed by a licensed school library media coordinator who delivers instruction aligned to the NC Digital Learning Standards for Students.

School library media centers provide collections of print and digital resources that have been selected to meet the needs and interests of each school's students.

 

A teacher and a student talk in a school office, with a desk and a computer in the background.

District Media Center Details

Cabarrus County Schools Media Centers staff 36 certified and highly qualified School Library Media Coordinators. Media Coordinators provide access to over 407,000 library collection materials for our students and average 34,000 book checkouts per month. Media Centers include print and ebook selections, playaways, graphic novels and much more.  This year we emphasized purchasing North Carolina Award Winning titles for all of our media centers to offer consistent collection at each school.

 

Next year we hope to build our nonfiction sections and develop collections that align with our new ELA curriculum and science standards.  We will continue to empower students to navigate the digital world responsibly by teaching safe, ethical, and effective online practices.

 

 

Media Center Links

  • Destiny Discover is an interactive library catalog that allows students to easily search, access, and explore a school's collection of books, eBooks, audiobooks, and digital resources in one place. Students can discover new reads, manage checkouts, and connect with learning materials.

    Destiny Discover

  • Battle of the Books is an exciting reading competition where students test their knowledge of selected books in a quiz-style format, promoting teamwork, comprehension, and a love of literature. Schools across the district compete to showcase their reading skills and celebrate a shared passion for great stories.  Cabarrus County Schools hosts elementary, middle, and high school Battle of the Books Competition every February and March.

    NC Battle of the Books

  • Digital citizenship lessons in media centers empower students to navigate the digital world responsibly by teaching safe, ethical, and effective online practices. Through engaging activities, students learn about internet safety, digital footprints, media literacy, and responsible technology use.

    Digital Citizenship Resources

  • Need guidance on requesting a review of library or instructional materials? Our resource reconsideration process ensures a fair and transparent evaluation, balancing intellectual freedom with community concerns.

     

    Resource Reconsideration