Budget & Resources

Use Common School Funds effectively and strategically to purchase various types of materials that are used to support the curriculum as well as reading for enjoyment

Use Common School Funds to purchase diverse materials; use tools such as Diverse BookFinder to assist with this

Analyze database usage to inform purchasing decisions

Use Titlewave Collection Analysis data to support weeding and purchasing decisions

Survey staff regarding wants and needs to support weeding and purchasing decisions

Purchasing digital and print resources to support new curriculums such as Wit & Wisdom

Offer a variety of resources including books, magazines, newspapers, AV, electronic resources including databases, audiobooks and eBooks

Use Common School Funds for technology as allowed

Contact legislators to advocate for the Common School Fund when there are threats made against it

K-8 holds book fairs to support the purchasing of books for student book distributions, Book Clubs, author visits and other events

Promote eBooks and audiobooks more to staff and students

Promote databases when curriculum planning with teachers

Work with Administration to guarantee that a Library Media Specialist is on every curriculum committee

Continue to be aware of what is allowed and not allowed to be purchased with Common School Funds and keep current with any changes

Continue to purchase diverse materials