Community Partnerships

Cultivates Community Partnerships

Cultivates partnerships within the school and local community (including families and caregivers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public and higher education libraries, businesses) to promote engagement and a community of readers.

Current Practices & Artifacts

-Library Media Specialist is school district representative on Kewaskum Public Library Board

-KPL Children's Librarian comes to schools to set up library cards for second graders and promote summer reading program

-KPL helps promote Battle of the Books program and curates book collections

-Help with research for local historical societies

-Provide library DVD's for "At the Movies" for local senior citizens

-Promote and support local authors

-Bring in volunteers to help shelve books

-Book Fairs

Possible Areas for Growth

-Find more business partnerships

-Find more ways to collaborate with the public library

-Find ways to collaborate with higher education libraries

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