Education Media/Librarianship Programs through the Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education Department at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon

The Portland State University Library Media Programs focus on the preparation of school library media specialists for professional positions in K-12 library media centers and provide professional development for public librarians.

The Library Media Endorsement Program prepares licensed educators to become school-based library media specialists by adding a 29-credit endorsement to their current licenses. This program is offered partially online. Accommodations can be made for distance students.

The Library Media Master's Program consists of the 29-credit endorsement program and an additional 16 credits in advanced coursework in library media. Students explore the library media center as a teaching agency, take a more in-depth look at reference resources, meet librarians in other settings, and evaluate media centers.

The Initial K-12 Teaching License in Library Media is a licensure program which includes both library media and education coursework. The program culminates in a part- and full-time student teaching experience in a library media center. The license enables students to be a K-12 library media specialist but not a classroom teacher.

The Graduate Certificate in Children's and Young Adult Literature is a comprehensive 16-credit training for teachers, library media specialists, and public librarians who want to broaden their understanding of contemporary literature for children and young adults at the early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school levels. Participants gain knowledge of a range of children's authors, illustrators and genres, demonstrate the ability to select and evaluate quality literature for children and youth, and build skills for the integration of literature into K-12 school curricula and programs.