FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Contact Person
NAME:
Nancy L. Teger
PHONE:
850/245-0874
SUNCOM:
205-0874
March 23. 2004
Email:
nancy.teger@fldoe.org
DPS: 04-087
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Jim Horne
SUBJECT:
SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA MONTH 2004
Governor Jeb Bush has extended his greetings and best wishes for the observance of School Library
Media Month, April 2004. The purpose of this month is to focus the attention of Florida citizens on the
services, programs, and resources provided by school library media centers and to demonstrate how
these services contribute to the education of students.
Effective school library media programs help students find, use, and apply information which enables
them to function successfully in school, fulfill their lifelong learning needs, and enhance their reading
enjoyment. It is appropriate that this month designated for recognition of school library media services in
Florida includes National Library Week, which recognizes the impact of all libraries on the nation’s
citizens.
Your support of activities planned by school library media specialists is needed to make School Library
Media Month in Florida a success. A copy of the proclamation is attached.
NOTE:
Please make sure that persons who are copied this memorandum are signed up to receive
correspondence from the Department paperless communication site since hard copies are not being sent
out. The site address is http://www.firn.edu/doe/menu/communications.htm. If they are not currently
signed-up, please provide them with a copy of this memorandum.
JW/ntl
Attachment
cc: Library Media Supervisors
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
