Library, Media & Online Resources
Polk County Public Schools’ Library Media Services offers a number of services and programs to aid students, school library staff, teachers, faculty, district office staff and members of the community.
Services include:
- Providing support for school libraries, including training, on-site coaching, and phone/email assistance
- Providing local support and training for Follett’s Destiny Resource Manager and Library Manager
- Providing local support for Renaissance Learning programs (Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy)
- Providing management and support for Title I’s Books Bridge program
- Maintaning a professional library with production services at our location
- Managing procurement, training and promotion of online resource database services for all students and staff
- Facilitating People of Polk reading mentors
- Collaborating with district and community partners, including Polk Vision, Polk County Reading Council, RSVP Polk, in literacy initiatives
- Providing special programming, including Reading Comes Alive Sunshine State Young Readers’ Festival
- Maintaining a Little Free Library drop-off and stock-up location
- Supporting various academic special programs, including Read While You Roll, Polk County History Fair, and Cracker Storytelling Festival
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Library & Media Services
Search the Library Catalog
Discover which library books and other resources are available at your school and contact your media specialist for more information.
Online Resources
Find online resources including eBooks, videos, articles and much more.
Programs
Our programs are designed to support and build literacy within the community.
Award Winning Books
Click below to access information about award winning children’s and young adult literature.
Procedure for Examination of School Library Material
This state’s policy for the selection of school library materials states that any parent, guardian, student with parental consent, community member, or employee of the district may formally challenge library materials used in the district’s educational program. This policy further allows those persons in the school or the school community, who are not directly involved in the selection of library materials to make their opinions known. The focus of the examination procedure is to provide an open forum for making an informed decision.
Learn more about the district’s school library materials examination and challenge processes.
Information for Authors
Certified educational media specialists are responsible for curating school library collections according to district and state guidelines. All titles in the collection must meet the needs of the school community. They must also meet district policies for academic and age-appropriateness and be available through district-approved vendors. These vendors provide library processing and computer records necessary to include books in the collections.
