The daily purposes of each CISD library

• Academic Achievement: we provide a quality library program that results in improved student academic achievement.
• Access For All: we provide equitable and universal access to all people at Central ISD and in the Pollok community.
• Reading: we encourage and engage students and staff to read, view, and listen for understanding and enjoyment.
• Lifelong Learning: we teach skills and habits of “learning how to learn” so that students become self-reliant, independent, and responsible.
• Technology: we embrace and implement technology, and teach students to use it responsibly and effectively.
• Information Literacy: we assist students in accessing information efficiently and effectively.
• Innovation: we investigate, initiate, and implement new ideas that will effectively prepare students for life.
• Intellectual Freedom: we promote, develop, and facilitate age-appropriate access to all expressions of knowledge, opinion, and intellectual activity.

CISD Libraries Collection Development Policy