Unofficial practice for TExES School Librarian (150): the library program, collection rules, cataloging, copyright and search skills, each answer sourced.
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A librarian rates her program against the Texas school library standards. Which is the highest of the five levels of achievement?13 Texas Administrative Code §4.1, School Library Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
A science teacher is planning a research unit. Which role do the Texas school librarian certificate standards give the librarian?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
The Big6 is a six-step process for solving information problems. Which step comes first?Wikipedia, Information literacy. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
For a history unit on the 1930s, which item is a primary source?Wikipedia, Primary source. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
How do the Texas school librarian certificate standards describe the librarian's part in curriculum development?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
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Teaching and learning, continued
In which areas do the certificate standards say the librarian provides staff development for the learning community?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
The Texas school library standards describe six areas of a library program. Which list names three of them?13 Texas Administrative Code §4.1, School Library Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
Which list gives the five criteria of the CRAAP test for judging an information source?Wikipedia, CRAAP test. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
Which reading goal do the Texas school librarian certificate standards set?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
Which research skill do the Texas Grade 4 English language arts standards expect, one a librarian can teach alongside the class teacher?19 Texas Administrative Code §110.6, English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 4 (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 001
Library environment 5
A campus library is open only during class periods. Which goal of the certificate standards does this miss?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 002
A librarian is planning a renovation. For which kind of use do the certificate standards say an exemplary library is designed?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 002
What do the certificate standards say a librarian should use available library space to display?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 002
Which description of the library facility matches the Texas school librarian certificate standards?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 002
Which kind of library schedule do the Texas school librarian certificate standards call for?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain I, competency 002
Program management 12
A challenged book is reviewed and stays in the collection. Under the Texas collection development standards, how long before the district may be required to reconsider it?Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Collection Development Standards: A Checklist for Districts, May 2026 (on 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
A committee member wants a novel removed only because she disagrees with its ideas. What must the district's policy do under the Texas collection development standards?Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Collection Development Standards: A Checklist for Districts, May 2026 (on 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
A district applies for E-Rate support. What must its internet safety policy include under the Children's Internet Protection Act?Federal Communications Commission, Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) consumer guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
A district uses an online learning portal. What must it give each parent through the portal under Texas Education Code §33.024?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §33.024. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
A principal gives the full-time librarian cafeteria duty every day during her lunch. What does Texas Education Code §21.405 provide?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.405. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
Before a school adopts its internet safety policy under CIPA, what must it do?Federal Communications Commission, Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) consumer guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
The Texas collection development standards say a district's collection development policy should be reviewed at least how often?Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Collection Development Standards: A Checklist for Districts, May 2026 (on 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
Under Texas Education Code §33.021, which school library standards must a district adhere to, not merely consider?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §33.021. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
Under Texas Education Code §33.026, how long must the list of library materials proposed for purchase be open to public review before final approval?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §33.026. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
What is weeding in collection management?Wikipedia, Weeding (library). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
When an item is evaluated for the library, the Texas standards call for at least two of several steps. Which is one of them?Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Collection Development Standards: A Checklist for Districts, May 2026 (on 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
Who must approve a Texas public school district's library collection development policy?Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Collection Development Standards: A Checklist for Districts, May 2026 (on 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 003
Leadership and community 6
A librarian wants the board to fund more nonfiction. Which tool do the certificate standards name for supporting the program?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
A small district wants to share a library building with its city. What does Texas Education Code §33.022 require before the contract?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §33.022. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
According to the certificate standards, what does a librarian's community relations program do?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
When must a board of trustees establish a local school library advisory council under Texas Education Code §33.025?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §33.025. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
Which goal for families do the Texas school librarian certificate standards set for library programs?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.55, Standards Required for the School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
Which of these must a candidate have to receive the standard School Librarian Certificate in Texas?19 Texas Administrative Code §239.60, Requirements for the Issuance of the Standard School Librarian Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain II, competency 004
Librarianship and information science 18
A book is challenged because a group dislikes its political viewpoint. What does Article II of the Library Bill of Rights say?American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A cataloger adds the topical subject heading "Volcanoes" to a record. Which MARC 21 field does she use?Library of Congress, MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field list. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A librarian personally dislikes the topic a student is researching. What does the ALA Code of Ethics say?American Library Association, Code of Ethics. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A library owns a lawfully made copy of a book. Under 17 U.S.C. §109(a), what may the owner of that copy do without the copyright owner's permission?17 U.S.C. §109, Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A public information request asks a school library for the names of everyone who borrowed a certain book. How does Texas Government Code §552.124 treat such a record?Texas Government Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §552.124. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A student asks, "Where are the animal books?" What does a reference interview do first?Wikipedia, Reference interview. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A teacher photocopies an entire workbook for each student instead of buying copies. Which fair use factor in 17 U.S.C. §107 weighs how much of the work was taken?17 U.S.C. §107, Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
A teacher plays a lawfully made copy of a film for her class, in her classroom, as part of a lesson. Which part of the Copyright Act covers this?17 U.S.C. §110, Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
According to the Library Bill of Rights, what do all people possess in their library use?American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
The Dewey Decimal Classification introduced relative location. What does that mean for where a book is shelved?Wikipedia, Dewey Decimal Classification. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
For a work created today by one author, how long does copyright last under 17 U.S.C. §302?17 U.S.C. §302, Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978 (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
How does the Library of Congress Classification label its basic classes?Wikipedia, Library of Congress Classification. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
How many digits has an ISBN had since 1 January 2007?International ISBN Agency, What is an ISBN?. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
In a MARC 21 bibliographic record, which field holds the title statement?Library of Congress, MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field list. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
In the Dewey Decimal Classification, which main class holds a book about volcanoes?Wikipedia, Dewey Decimal Classification. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
The library has a self-service photocopier. Under 17 U.S.C. §108(f), what keeps the library free of liability for patrons' unsupervised copying?17 U.S.C. §108, Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
What are the Library of Congress Subject Headings?Wikipedia, Library of Congress Subject Headings. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
Which award goes to the artist behind the most distinguished American children's picture book?Association for Library Service to Children, Randolph Caldecott Medal. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 005
Information access and technology 9
A catalog record stores a book's title, author and subjects. What is the general term for such data about data?NIST Computer Security Resource Center glossary, metadata. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
A student finds an image under a CC BY-NC license. What does the license allow?Creative Commons, About CC Licenses. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
A student searches a database for volcanoes AND Hawaii. What does the Boolean operator AND do?National Library of Medicine, PubMed User Guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
A teacher needs a blocked website for lesson research. What does the FCC's CIPA guide say about the filter?Federal Communications Commission, Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) consumer guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
A teacher needs a book that no library in the district owns. Which service lets the school's patrons borrow materials held by another library?Wikipedia, Interlibrary loan. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
Besides filtering, what must schools in the E-Rate program certify about their internet safety policy under CIPA?Federal Communications Commission, Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) consumer guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
In a database that supports wildcards, what does the asterisk do in the search term vaccin*?National Library of Medicine, PubMed User Guide. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
What is an OPAC?Wikipedia, Online public access catalog. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
Which MARC 21 field carries what is needed to locate and reach an electronic resource, such as a web address?Library of Congress, MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field list. Written to TExES School Librarian (150) Domain III, competency 006
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the exam framework of TExES School Librarian (150) in Section 3 of the preparation manual on the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website, https://www.tx.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/TX_SG_obj_150.htm (copyright Texas Education Agency), read 2026-10-10: 100 selected-response questions in three domains, Teaching, Learning and the School Library Environment about 25%, Program Management, Leadership and Connections to the Community 30%, and Librarianship, Information Science and Technology 45%. This bank holds 60: 15, 18 and 27. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question, each opened 2026-10-10: 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.1 and 19 Texas Administrative Code §§110.6, 239.55 and 239.60 in the Legal Information Institute copy, 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2 as the State Library and Archives Commission's checklist of May 2026 gives it (the rule was revised with effect from 10 March 2026), Texas Education Code Chapters 21 and 33 and Government Code §552.124 on the Texas Constitution and Statutes site, 17 U.S.C. §§107 to 110 and 302, the Federal Communications Commission, the Library of Congress MARC 21 field list, the American Library Association, the International ISBN Agency, Creative Commons, the National Library of Medicine, the NIST glossary and Wikipedia. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
Free practice materials for the TExES librarian test 150: 60 questions of our own across the three domains of School Librarian (150), each with its source. Unofficial, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency or Pearson.
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Three domains, weighted like the exam
Teaching, Learning and the School Library Environment is about 25% of the exam, Program Management, Leadership and Connections to the Community 30%, and Librarianship, Information Science and Technology 45%. The 60 questions here split 15, 18 and 27.
Length and timing
The exam asks 100 selected-response questions in 4 hours 45 minutes of testing, inside a 5-hour appointment. Exam mode gives these 60 questions 171 minutes, the same pace.
Texas rules as they read now
Collection questions follow 13 TAC §4.2 as revised in March 2026 and Education Code Chapter 33 as amended in 2025: the board approves the collection development policy, and a parent can see what a child checks out.
The framework names AACR, Dewey, LCSH and MARC as standard cataloging procedures. Learn what each one does.
The framework says questions range from early childhood to grade 12, so expect elementary and high school libraries alike.
Questions and answers
Where can I find practice materials for the TExES librarian test 150?
Here: 60 free questions, each with an explanation and its source. The exam program's own preparation manual for School Librarian (150) is free to read on its website, and its Section 3 lists the three domains and six competencies.
What is on the TExES School Librarian 150 exam?
Six competencies: teaching and learning, the library environment, program management, program leadership and connections to the community, librarianship and information science, and information access and technology.
What is the passing score for the TExES 150?
The exam's page lists 240. That is a scaled score, and some questions on the real exam may not count, so this page gives the number of right answers and no verdict.
Do you need a master's degree to be a school librarian in Texas?
Yes. Under 19 TAC §239.60 the standard School Librarian Certificate takes at least a master's degree, a preparation program, the examination and two creditable years of classroom teaching.
Are these real TExES School Librarian questions?
No. They were written for this site, one competency and one public source at a time. The real exam and the sample questions of the preparation manual were not used.