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r. 34 • 2 high school media centers • I district professional collection .■ ■ Staffing — Each of the elementary and middle schools is staffed by a certified media specialist and one assistant . Vero Beach High School has three media specialists and two assistants ; Sebastian River High School has two media specialists and one assistant . ■ Use — The school system ' s Media Services Coordinator reports a total circulation of over 300 ,000 items in 2003 -04 . The media centers have automated catalogs that can be accessed online for home use . Students can also use numerous other informational databases at home and school . Each center has computers available for student use ; ,■ the number available ranges from seven to 35 , depending on the grade levels served by the school . r. ■ Service hours — Public school media centers are open during the school day , 15 to 40 minutes before school , and 15 minutes to an hour after school . They are not open on weekends . In the past an extended access grant allowed longer hours after school but +�•� funds are no longer available for this service . Family Night once a week at a couple of the elementary schools was also previously available . +� ■ Relationship with public library Cooperation between the public libraries and school media centers is good according to management at both, but it could be expanded . Currently, the Main Library picks 10r up public library materials returned to Vero Beach High School once a week. Charter Schools Indian River Charter High School has a formal and staffed media center/library program . Service hours are 8 : 00 AM to 3 : 30 PM on schools days although classes are held both earlier and later than this schedule . The media specialist is a former county library employee and well acquainted with public library services and staff. Homeschooling Homeschooling of school aged children occurs in Indian River County Private Schools r. There are a number of private schools in Indian River County , St . Edward ' s School , located on the island, is by far the largest of these and has three divisions : Upper, Middle , and Lower. The School has two media centers available for students . St. Helen ' s Catholic .■ School also has a staffed media center open during school hours . At least one other private school has a collection of library materials that is not staffed . Higher Education ■ Indian River Community College Mueller Campus has a "Campus Link Electronic Library. " Located in a room in one of the two campus academic buildings , the electronic library offers information services through computers . County residents Indian River County Library Master Facilities Plan 2005 - 2025 r