Literacy

All librarians purchase high-interest texts at a variety of reading levels

All librarians purchase materials to support the various curricula

All libraries have a diverse collection that is updated regularly to ensure that all students can see themselves represented in the library

All librarians fill staff and student material requests

K-5 librarians teach students how to find "good fit" books

K-8 holds book fairs twice a year during parent / teacher conferences

Some schools have Little Free Libraries

All schools have a student Book Club

All librarians create resource lists for students and staff

Libraries offer activities that promote reading, such as Battle of the Books, Golden Archer, March Madness Book Challenge, Teen Read Week, Read Dating, Book Tasting, Book Buffet, etc.

K-6 holds book giveaways twice a year

All libraries offer summer book checkout

All libraries have an ebook/audiobook platform (Sora, Follett Shelf, MackinVia, etc.) that allows students to interact with books digitally both at school and at home

K-5 libraries subscribe to various ebook/audiobook services such as BookFlix, TrueFlix, Tumblebooks, and LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English) to provide more opportunities for students to engage with literature both at school and at home

All schools support online author visits through BookBreaks, TeachingBooks.net, author websites, and other platforms

Some schools invite guests in to read to students for World Read Aloud Day and other events

K-5 libraries hosted Aaron Reynolds, a nationally  recognized author, in November 2024

All librarians provide booktalks and reader's advisory

All libraries provide either print or digital magazines on a variety of topics which are available for checkout

The High School library provides local, state and national (NY Times online) newspapers to students and staff

Collaborate with teachers to select lit circle books

Promote books through bulletin boards and displays

Every summer, one LMS and one LMC EA manage a summer school library which allows students in Summer EXCEL to checkout books and other materials

All libraries borrow books from the Stoughton Public Library for Book Club, class assignments, reading promotions and reading for enjoyment

All libraries are either in the process of or have completed genrefying their fiction section to make books easier to find 

K-5 libraries collaborate with the Stoughton Public Library to promote the Summer Reading Program

Continue to purchase diverse books

Purchase diverse books that relate to the topics in the language arts curriculum

Collaborate more with the Public Library

Continue to host virtual author vists every year and plan to host an in-person author visit every three years

Promote books to staff more often to get them reading so they can promote books to their students

Bring back schoolwide DEAR time at SHS

Complete genrefying projects that are in progress

Hold a Family Literacy Night

Begin Staff Book Clubs

Investigate establishing a school-wide reading initiative such as One School, One Book

Inviting more guests to come to the libraries to read to students, fostering excitement for books and diverse storytelling