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

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