Secondary school Libraries
Access Books primarily serves elementary school libraries, but we will occasionally consider middle and high schools if special funding is available. Your school must be at least 88% Title I and staffed by a librarian or LMT (credentialed Teacher Librarian) to qualify for service.
If selected for service, you will receive current and popular titles with an emphasis on pleasure reading selected by a professional librarian. In addition, we’ll partner your school with a sponsor group (usually a private school, scout troop or civic group) that is interested in assisting your students discover and/or nurture their love of reading. This sponsor will run a book drive on your school’s behalf from which you will receive thousands of gently used paperbacks for classroom library sets. Along with volunteers from your school community, we will paint murals in your library and provide furniture for a reading corner. This service event—which includes processing books for library circulation—usually takes place on a Saturday. You can see samples of previous murals in our photo gallery, or you may have ideas of your own. We’re happy to collaborate, but please keep in mind 1) painting must be completed in one day 2) some painting will be done by children 3) paint is donated, so color availability cannot be guaranteed. To sum it up, three things will happen at our Saturday service event:
Your responsibilities include: We require participation. When we paint the library and organize books, it’s critical that members of your community contribute. This is a partnering event and we want your community to be involved. We ask that 10-20 volunteers from your school participate, and there must be at least one adult present for every three children. Teachers and administrators are encouraged to volunteer as well. |
It’s also important that library books are available to the students as soon as possible. We understand that different schools use different library management software to circulate books. In advance of the event, we’ll meet to determine the best way to get your books processed in a timely and efficient manner. We usually do the physical processing on the day of the event with volunteers, but your school must commit entering the titles and barcodes into the circulation system.
Finally, we do not want your school to view these books as a gift. We believe all children have the right to enjoy quality pleasure reading books!
If you are interested in participating in our program, please complete the form below or fax it to 310-837-3564. Do not include a cover sheet.
Finally, we do not want your school to view these books as a gift. We believe all children have the right to enjoy quality pleasure reading books!
If you are interested in participating in our program, please complete the form below or fax it to 310-837-3564. Do not include a cover sheet.
Access Books Library Service Application - middle and high schools
Questions pertaining to number of books in the library and average date of publication should not be estimates or guesses. Please query your Library's circulation system for this data. Do not round numbers up or down.