To better use library resources and simultaneously facilitate learning experiences for students having blocks of unscheduled time during the school day, a library-originated, directed-study course, "Explorations in Media," was instituted. The objective was to examine library materials as the means for conveying facts, ideas, and inspiration. Major objectives were to increase or inaugurate basic information skills, to acquaint students with strengths and limitations of available media, and to increase students' power of discriminating selection. Study units emphasized major areas of library materials and methods. (SK)