[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR36.40]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 36--MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart E--Instructional Support
 
Sec. 36.40  Standard XIII--Library/media program.


    (a) Each school shall provide a library/media program which shall, 
as a minimum, meet the applicable state and/or regional standards, but 
shall not be limited to these, and shall include the following:
    (1) A written set of instructional and service objectives shall be 
established that is intergrated and consistent with the school's 
educational goals and philosophy. The librarian or educational media 
specialist, with students and staff, shall set objectives based on 
assessed academic and residential needs. The program and services will 
be evaluated yearly by the principal and the librarian or educational 
media specialist to determine the degree to which all objectives have 
been met.
    (2) A written policy for the selection of materials and equipment 
shall be developed by a library committee in collaboration with the 
librarian and be approved by the school board. The colleciton of 
materials shall include as a minimum the following:
    (i) A collection of books suitable for the range of student 
abilities and interests being served in the following ADM ratios.
    (A) Elementary K-6, 15 books per student
    (B) Middle 7-8, 12 books per student
    (C) Secondary 9-12, 10 books per student

It is required that materials pertaining to Indian Tribes and/or Alaskan 
Natives be integrated within this basic collection.
    (ii) Eight (8) to 12 percent of the basic collection must be 
composed of reference books, currently relevant and in a state of good 
physical condition, for practical use. Single copies of the principal 
textbooks used to complement instruction shall be in the collection, but 
textbooks cannot be counted toward this standard.
    (iii) A periodical collection, suitable for the range of student 
abilities and interests being served, consisting of one (1) periodical 
for every ten (10) students, shall be maintained. Schools of over 200 
will have a base collection of 20 periodicals.
    (iv) A professional collection for the school staff shall be 
developed and maintained by the librarian in cooperation with a faculty 
committee.
    (v) A variety of audio-visual materials, suitable for the range of 
instruction being provided, of at least 750 items or five (5) items for 
each student, whichever is larger, and inclusive of materials located in 
the classrooms shall be maintained. This category includes some of each 
of the following: Tactile objects, globes, models, maps, films, film-
strips, microforms, slides, audio and video tapes, recordings, 
transparencies and graphics, and the equipment to use all of these. 
Multiple items within a specific set of materials will be counted as 
separate items.
    (3) There shall be a library media center serviced by a librarian. 
Schools with fewer than 200 students are encouraged, wherever feasible, 
to cooperate in sharing librarian resources. Schools within an Agency 
and/or Area may cooperatively share the costs and services of a 
librarian who shall facilitate sharing of the combined available 
resources among the cooperating schools in accordance with the following 
ratios:

                         School Enrollment (ADM)

Up to 100--\1/5\ time librarian
101-200--\1/5\ time librarian and \1/2\ time library aide or 20 hours of 
library activity

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201-400--1 full-time librarian or \2/5\ time librarian provided the 
school has a full-time library aide
401+--1 full-time librarian and a full-time library aide

    (4) All libraries must conduct an annual inventory of available 
books, materials, and equipment in accordance with the acquisitions and 
selection policies.