Jeffco Schools Partnership with JCPL

Summer Reading Results

Did you know that Jeffco Public Schools and Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) have an unique collaborative partnership?  This  union allows us to align our work for the benefit of our students and community members.  This past spring our Digital Teacher Librarians (DTLs) and the JPCL Librarians partnered again to bolster summer reading for students and community members.  

The  Results Are In...

A total of 37,103,946 minutes were read by students and community members
12,424,426 minutes were logged by Jeffco students alone
9,111  students completed their summer reading log this past  year.
3,916 babies “read” 2,053,010 minutes
19,086 children read 10,896,665 minutes
 8,440 teens read 6,267,520 minutes
12,424 adults read 17,863,351 minutes

Award Winners...

Bergen Meadow Preschool
Dennison Elementary
Bell Middle School
Wheat Ridge High School 
​Doral Academy

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Schools that had the highest percentage of program finishers (in relation to their enrollments) received a check for $800 to put toward school literacy projects and a beautiful glass trophy to display. Additionally, because the community surpassed its collective reading goal of 30 million minutes, Foothills Animal Shelter received a check for $500.  Students that participated in the summer reading program received a variety of prizes to include a book of their own choosing, coupons to Lakeside Amusement Park, and a student ticket to a Colorado Rapids soccer game along with coupons to various restaurants.

Next Steps...

Our partnership does not end with summer reading, JCPL Librarians & Jeffco DTLs continue to partner and find ways to connect for our staff, students and community members.  Look for engaging activities to include aligning Jeffco curriculum & JCPL resources to include reading initiatives, databases for primary and secondary students, and in person activities (STEM for Girls, Harry Potter BreakOut boxes, & more!)

Talk with your schools Digital Teacher Librarian to find out how your school is partnering with our public library!
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Public Libraries partnered to offer a variety of events to include:
Kid Events:
Build a Better World with Lego
Liblab: Puff Rockets & Paper Airplanes
Liblab: Balancing Magic & Critter Capsules
LIbLab: Speaker in a Cup
Safari Sally
Salida Circus
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Teen Events:
Build a Blanket for Project Linus
Build a Comic with Pop Culture Classroom
Obstacle Course with the Armed Services
Tween Coding Camp
​& More!