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Community Share

Connecting Library Digital Collections with Schools

The Benefits of Partnership

Community Share at Work

Baker & Taylor has long been known for its focus on supporting communities through literacy. Our trusted name, solid history, industry expertise and respect for publisher market-specific licensing rules qualify us to unite your community's stakeholders.

What's in it for libraries?

Adding Axis 360 Community Share means public libraries are able to:

Deliver digital collections to students while at school and on the devices used for everyday learning
Add a tremendous breadth of children's and teen titles to existing reading material available to students
Provide leisure reading and learning options to students outside of school to inspire lifelong library patronage
Expand their active user base by engaging students (and parents) with other library programs and services
Enhance and foster collection development between schools and public libraries

What's in it for schools?

Bringing the Community Share initiative to your neighborhood means area schools can:

Access a wealth of new, digital content for both students and teachers to enjoy
Improve existing extra-curricular initiatives already in place for students, such as after-school literacy programs
Pave the way for seamless cooperation with public library systems
Source added curriculum-support materials for use in the classroom, off campus and as homework help thus creating a more robust learning environment for students
Access customizable and systematic educational content that aligns with different ages and grade levels
Integrate digital materials from the public library into the school’s online catalog and management system, such as Destiny^® Library Manager

A Champion for the Community

Baker & Taylor is doing its part to promote strong relationships between public service and educational institutions that benefit the local community.

What the community needs

Libraries to work more closely with schools to provide resources*
Schools and libraries to engage students who may not have access to the tools they need to learn and grow
Thoughtful stewardship of taxpayer money used for educational purposes that benefit the entire community

*Pew Research Centers

What we provide

Axis 360 digital sharing infrastructure that directly connects students to the wealth of content at their local public library
Axis 360 hosting and circulation technology to support the Open eBooks initiative, delivering popular reading materials to Title 1 schools and children in need
A win-win for local literacy outcomes, leveraging the library’s investment in digital resources to benefit the entire community

Good Things Happen When Public and School Libraries Work Together

Extending your digital media library to area schools optimizes your investment in digital content and benefits the entire community. It just makes sense. With our cloud-based solution, sharing is seamless and easy. Schools filter the content they want their students to see. Students have access to more content and start on the path to becoming lifelong library patrons, while public libraries enjoy increased circulation on children’s, teen and educational content.

For more information on how to start a Community Share initiative at your library, contact a Baker & Taylor representative at [email protected].