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iSchool Capstone

Beyond the Bookmobile: Public (School) Libraries for Every Seattle Child

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

digital youth & youth services

equity & inclusion

Project poster

Adequate and equitable library spaces and services are not available to every student attending Seattle Public Schools. Stakeholders with different priorities have resulted in SPS libraries that are chronically understaffed and underfunded. Seattle鈥檚 citizens signaled strong library support through the recent allocation of $219 million to Seattle Public Library (SPL), the city鈥檚 primary library system. This Capstone advocates for a comprehensive public-public partnership between SPL and SPS libraries to scaffold the tremendous work of Seattle's school librarians while bringing all of the assets of SPL鈥檚 world-class library system into every one of the city鈥檚 public school communities.

Project participants:

Krishena Peters Bishop

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