“”Thanks to the generosity of the La Crosse community, dozens of fifth-grade classroom libraries throughout the School District of La Crosse will receive collections of new books. The La Crosse Public Library’s recent “Give-a-Gift” event will fund $10,000 towards the first annual partnership with the School District of La Crosse and the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF) to provide books for elementary school classroom libraries, putting a variety of books at the fingertips of students.
“The La Crosse Public Library is delighted to partner with the La Crosse School District on this year’s “Give-a-Gift” fundraiser,” said La Crosse Public Library director Kelly Krieg-Sigman. “This lovely event is a great opportunity for our two public institutions to come together and share in our dedication to promote reading and learning both in and out of the classroom.”
To celebrate “Giving Tuesday”, the first collection of over 700 new classroom library books was delivered yesterday to elementary schools in the district.
“There are few things more valuable in the educational process than instilling the love of reading in a child,” said School District of La Crosse supervisor of academic programs and staff development Rob Tyvoll. “The fact that well-developed classroom libraries are easily accessible, cover a range of reading levels, and are specific to a classroom means that students can always be assured of having these books on hand. They are a powerful resource toward advancing literacy in our young readers.”
The organizations plan to continue the partnership annually. Each year, a different grade level in the School District of La Crosse will be featured until the need for classroom library books is met.
“La Crosse is a community of readers and this is a great opportunity for library patrons to share their joy of reading with youngsters in the La Crosse public schools,” said La Crosse Public Education executive director David Stoeffler. “Our thanks to the library for opening up this opportunity to partner with them and the district to bring new books directly into school classrooms.”””””[vc_single_image image=”14877″ img_size=”625×417″ alignment=”center”]””
