COLLECTION
We are aglow over the dazzling new books in our library! With over 9,000 titles in our collection, everyone should find plenty to love. Here's a look at 5 factors we considered while working to develop a strong, balanced opening collection:
ENGAGEMENT
We used local circulation data and national award lists to determine which titles, characters, and series are well-loved across communities
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
We aimed to ensure our non-fiction titles are current, engaging, and relevant to our curricular and social justice learning goals
AESTHETIC MERIT
Award lists, book reviews, and collection tools guided us toward books that offer engaging storytelling, strong writing, and artistic excellence
REPRESENTATION
We join the "We Need Diverse Books" movement in asserting that we have a responsibility to promote books and media that depict the totality of human identities, families, and communities
EXPANSION OF PERSPECTIVE
We seek to build a collection that celebrates the diverse landscape of people within our local community and in the world beyond it: how we look, how we think, how we live, how we identify