Taking Over a Media Center

I am already into week 3 of my new job as a Library Media Specialist.  So far, things are going very well.  I love the variation of activities, from meeting with book reps to assisting teachers in technology adaptation and assignment to the computer lab.   I also love the fact that I have time to go over material that is relevant to my position.  The students have been great but I am hearing from teachers and obsreving myself that students are not motivated to put the effort in to complete projects properly.  One teacher made his class do their papers over again because their work was so shoddy.  I see students coming in for class time in the computer lab and not working on the project at hand.  Of course, part of this is the responsibility of the teacher.  I also am finding that many high school age students do not enjoy reading and only read when they have to - looks like I have my work cut out for me.  What I am trying to do first is get a feel for what I will tolerate during study hall.  The previous Media Specialist was very strict and expected silent work.  I, on the other hand, can tolerate a minimal amount of talking as long as I see the students are working on something at the same time.
There are many students that come to the media center with two teachers signatures that indicate they have work to do and they are doing nothing.  This is what I am addressing first.  In the meantime, I am trying to reach out to teachers to get a feel for what kind of books they would like and suggesting some technology they can add to a lesson.  I feel like my coworkers are being very receptive.