Mission Statement

  • The F.K. Sweet Media Center maintains a multimedia collection to support the curriculum, the District goals, and the diverse needs and learning/teaching styles of the staff and students. The library media program:
  • Assists students and staff in identifying, locating evaluating and using media materials in a variety of formats.
  • Helps students with their curricular, informational and recreational needs.
  • Develops positive attitudes toward libraries and information sources that will promote lifelong use of libraries and other resources necessary for success in a rapidly changing world.
  • Provides equal access to all resources and services and promotes intellectual freedom by maintaining a collection that represents diverse subjects, views and theories.

Media Center Overview

The Media Center serves all F.K. Sweet students in grades K-5, faculty and staff.

  • Activities during scheduled class times are planned to assure that curriculum objectives and goals are achieved.
  • Library Media Information Literacy Skills for Florida Schools are integrated into the program and correlated to Sunshine State Standards.

In addition to an extensive collection of print and non-print materials, the Media Center is equipped with networked computers for research, projects, presentations, testing, cataloging and multimedia instruction.

The Media Center’s fully-equipped television and multimedia production studio provides a unique and versatile presentation tool for producing the daily “Morning Announcements Show” and for sharing educational or research topics with teachers, students and the community.

Are you looking for a good book?  Then you should visit Destiny, our online card catalog of the materials you may check out from the media center. Besides looking for a good book to read, visit our recommended Websites for reading and research.

 

Links to Resources

Programs Sponsored by the Media Center

Fall and Spring Book Fairs

  • Sponsored by the Media Center for students, parents, and teachers.
  • Gives students, parents, and teachers the opportunity to purchase quality literature
  • Provides a wide selection of books at reasonable prices.

For Further Information

If you would like more information about the F.K. Sweet Media Center, please call

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FKS Collection Development Plan

Frances K Sweet 2025-26 SLPS Collection Development Plan- Click Here to Access Plan