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Offsetting the Diploma Deficit

August 12, 2019December 28, 2016

Today, the high school dropout rate has reached epidemic levels. There are nearly 40 million Americans without a high school diploma—and those adults looking to return to high school have limited options. The startling figures below from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey, uncover just how many adults in each state has less … Read more

School Libraries Matter to Our Students

January 13, 2017November 5, 2014

By Angela W. My students matter. At 7:00 a.m. every school day, I open up my school library to a line of over a dozen or so students gathering by the door. They are ready to start their day and their first stop after their locker is their school library before adventuring into the world … Read more

Our School Library is Awesome!

January 13, 2017October 9, 2014

By Kristin M. I teach in a high school where many students do not have access to books or computers at home. Our school library is a VITAL part of our school community. Not only is it a place to get homework done, get help for tutoring or use a computer, but also a place … Read more

Invaluable Resource

September 19, 2016September 25, 2014

By Lauren W. My local public library has been a huge resource over the years, providing all different types of media and experiences. As a child, I checked out a book weekly to read with my parents and often participated in library-sponsored events on the weekends. While in school, I used the printer and scanner … Read more

Live for Libraries

September 19, 2016September 25, 2014

By Mike K.

Our County Library has been extremely important to our entire family. Our now nine-year-old kids have been attending the library just about every weekend since they were babies. Books can be expensive. Our kids enjoy the classics that we own. But the library opens up a new world of topics and subjects for them. If they are not interested, we simply exchange and find something else. Additionally the library has assisted the kids with various homework and project assignments in school and scouts.

We benefit as well with computer access at our branch. They have specific computers setup for various age group learning games. Our kids would spend hours learning with those.

Libraries Connect Families

September 19, 2016September 25, 2014

By Debra S. Some of my earliest memories with my grandma involve going to the library. She would go every week and pick out a stack of new books, often taking my brother and I with her. I don’t remember much about what was offered at the library or what we looked at or took … Read more

The Unforgettable Walk

September 19, 2016September 24, 2014

By Susan P. My 4th grade teacher walked our entire class to the local public library periodically. If we had a school library, I don’t remember it. This was a long time ago; I was in 4th grade during the Cuban missile crisis. Mrs. Petersen saw to it that we went to the REAL library. … Read more

Library Equals Liberty

September 19, 2016September 23, 2014

By Joel B. Growing up my only access to a wide variety of information was the library. Book reports, speeches and studying for final exams happened at the library. It’s a place where you know the environment is curated for learning, focus and exploration. Now being a father of two children going through school I … Read more

Travel Began in the Library

September 19, 2016September 23, 2014

By Margaret B. When I was 5 years old, My Mother signed me up for a Library Card at the local branch of our Library system. At the time I though it was cool. It made me feel that I was part of a larger, older group of kids,…grade school kids. But I had no … Read more

Charlie Bucket and Me

September 19, 2016September 23, 2014

By Debbie P. I loved “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” I read it over and over as a child, Checking it out from the public library, and when I was finished, I would check it out from my school library/bookmobile. Every Friday we would go to town, and while my mother was grocery shopping, I … Read more