Community Partnerships

Cultivates Community Partnerships

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

Current Practices & Artifacts

• Public library collaboration with reading programs at the Elementary and MS Levels

• Elementary Librarian serves on the Ruth Culver Community Library Board of Trustees, acting as a bridge between the school libraries and public library in our community.

• Actively seek virtual author visits for secondary level students, hosting full grade virtual visits the past several years.

• Promote the use of the public library resources when the school library does not have the resources a user needs.  Assist students in getting public library cards.

• Provide reading materials within our teaching community that support the Sauk Prairie Community Read (when relevant and age appropriate).

• Secondary Library Media Specialist collaborates with the local public library at least once a month during the school year to bridge connections between school and the public library.

Possible Areas for Growth

• Cooperative measures with the public libraries and other local businesses have given us a foundation for community partnerships, but more can be done to invite the community into our space and programming.

• Collaborate with social media admin for all SPSD libraries. Emphasize the incredible work that is happening inside and outside of our libraries.

2025-2028 Target Goal(s):

1.  Library Media Specialists will work to submit highlighted library happenings for the school district's social media (ie; Facebook).