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
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.
