The Atlanta Public Schools Media Services Division consists of a team of innovative media specialists who specialize in the integration of technological resources into the instructional curriculum.

The school library media program supports and strengthens the curriculum, bridges the digital divide, and puts state and national standards into action.

The school library designing assessment procedures, and providing supplemental curriculum material.

The school library Media Specialist creates, provides, and maintains an atmosphere conducive to learning and loving literature through books, storytelling and self-discovery and inquiry.

The school library Media Specialist teaches students the importance of accessing information and discerning its value, using various forms of technology. Media Specialist encourages reading for learning, reading for pleasure, and reading for life.

The school library Media Specialist is a teacher, an instructional partner, an informational specialist, and a school library media program administrator.

The school library Media Specialist directly affects student achievement by collaborating and planning with teachers, teaching information literacy, designing assessment procedures, and providing supplemental curriculum material.

(Georgia Department of Education, Media Services Mission)