Joint School-Public Libraries - 2

(see also part 1 at http://cspgs.blogspot.com/2013/10/sunnyvale-joint-use-of-public-school.html )

Joint School-Public Libraries:

Putting books where they are Used!

Possible Options

• Joint School-City Ownership: librarians coordinating purchases & activities
• City Ownership: schools pay an annual %-age of cost
• School Ownership: City staff

One of the most important uses of libraries is as a place where kids can have a quiet place to study.  This is especially true for lower income kids with families in small apartments.  Doesn't it make sense to put libraries in the neighborhoods where the kids are and need them after school hours and on weekends and vacation periods?  Wouldn't that also be a good thing for adults who may have trouble getting to the downtown library?   Wouldn't that extend the reach of our library to more Sunnyvale residents?

If the city paid half the electric, heating, & Internet bills and half the book purchase bills wouldn't that help the schools as well as the kids and adults? 

Some examples:

Albany Wisconsin Joint School-Public Library 

Kohler, Wisconsin Joint School-Public Library

Florence County Joint School-Public Library - 1

Florence County Joint School-Public Library - 2

Durand Wisconsin Joint School-Public Library

Clear Creek Amana Middle School Joint Library

Cleghorn, Iowa Joint School-Public Library

Silicon Valley is famous for "thinking outside the box".  Let's think not only of central library showpieces but also neighborhood resources.