Welcome to the
Cherokee Middle School Library!

Be sure to check out the links on CMS Library homepage for my weekly lessons and lots of good bookish resources. You'll also find pictures and videos we take in library as well as information about any upcoming contests or events the library will be hosting. 

Looking for a good read?

Search our library catalog (OPAC):

https://rcscms.goalexandria.com/search#

"Every book is not for every reader but every child should have access to books they may want
to read. School librarians strive to know learners and assist them in finding books that fit their
needs and interests. Ready access to a wide variety of reading materials increases the chances
that learners will become readers and choose to read."

-- TASL (Tennessee Association of School Librarians)

Cherokee Middle School Library's Bill of Rights:

I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation. 

II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.

VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

VII. All people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right to privacy and confidentiality in their library use. Libraries should advocate for, educate about, and protect people’s privacy, safeguarding all library use data, including personally identifiable information.

ALA. (2019). Library bill of rights. American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill

CMS Library's Mission is to...

empower students by promoting a love of reading, an appreciation of information and digital literacy, and empathy for others through a sharing of stories and experiences.

The vision of Cherokee Middle School is to provide a community of academic achievement and a learning environment dedicated to teaching students to be lifelong learners and responsible citizens.