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Support Youth and Families

Goal 1: Partner with Local Organizations to Educate and Mentor
Objective 1: Strengthen Education and Enrichment Programs
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
SYF Empower Student Learning  Increase new library cards for all Library
1.1.1 and Reading with a Library children under the age of 18
Card  Increase circulation by children
under the age of 18
Summary:
Libraries play an important role in the education and Increase in new Library cards for children
development of a child. The Library provides support 17 and under
for the child and student’s development by regularly 1,000
partnering with Arlington Schools for purposes of
outreach and programming and to support students, 800
teachers, and faculty in their endeavors. 600

Currently, Library offers limited access available for 400
Arlington ISD students using their student ID number, 200
but that only provides access to some of what the ‐
library offers. Additionally, that program is only
available for students in AISD, leaving out many 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
students in private and charter schools and those who FY 2023 FY2024
are homeschooled.

By partnering with the schools on this campaign, we Circulation of Juvenile and
can reach parents and students and work on getting Young Adult Materials
library cards into the hands of students. The goal is to 250,000
increase the access to children have to resources to
help them grow in their education and remove 200,000
barriers they may experience when attempting to get 150,000
a library card. In FY 2024, the Library will kick off a
Campaign. A library card is an important school 100,000
supply! reminding parents that children who read at 50,000
home are positioned to perform better in school and ‐
are more likely to continue to use the library as a
source of lifetime learning. 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
FY2023 FY2024
Update:
In the 4 Quarter of FY 2024, the Youth Services
th
successfully concluded the Discover Summer program Additionally, the team completed a comprehensive outreach
and swiftly transitioned to “back to school” mode. plan for FY 2025. This plan involves establishing and nurturing
During August and September, the team visited 12 relationships with at least 3‐4 early learning centers per team
back‐to‐school events hosted at schools, youth member. The goal is to foster ongoing connections with the
organizations (such as the YMCA), and community faculty, staff, and parents who benefit from these services. The
neighborhood programs, engaging with more than team has also strategically divided Arlington schools to ensure
3,500 children and families. In FY 2024, 53,599 AISD continuous communication with educators, enabling the Library
student IDs were uploaded into the library system, staff to provide student outreach services consistently.
giving AISD students limited library access throughout
FY 2024. Also, 2,269 children received a new full‐
access library account during FY 2024. This is a 5%
increase when compared to FY 2023.

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