DESCRIPTORS *Cooperative Planning; *Curriculum Develop/lint; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Resources

School librarians have a vital role in improving the curriculum and assisting students to be happy, contented, and achieving individuals. Continuous progress of each librarian is a must through inservice education. Means of assisting librarians to attain well include: (1) a professional library with time set aside for reading and discussing ideas with other professionals in the school setting; (2) attendance at professional conferences to upgrade services provided by librarians locally; (3) a school librarians' newsletter to share trends and objectives with co-workers; (4) workshops to coordinate efforts of librarians and teachers; and (5) faculty meetings devoted to problem solving in the school curriculum. Librarians, teachers, and supervisors need to set goals cooperatively for each new school year. Methods of attaining each goal must be planned. Evaluation to determine if each established goal has bee