The Board of Education advocates the joint expenditure of District funds and municipal or county funds to provide those facilities from which the entire community, children and adults alike, may derive benefits.

In accordance with this policy, the Board shall, as either opportunity or need arises, and as it is entitled to do so by law, join with the local municipal governing body and the board of county commissioners in acquiring, improving, equipping, operating, or maintaining such jointly-use facilities as:

The public library can and should play an important role in the intellectual and educational development of children attending District schools, serving them as a resource which reinforces and augments the school library in many areas, providing services and materials, which may go beyond those which the school library can provide. Most effective utilization of the public library by students depends upon communication and cooperation between school and library staffs.

School staff members should be kept informed of new materials and services available from the public library, while library staff members should be kept advised of school projects and programs which call for student's use of the public library so that they are better able to assist students in their research.

R.C. 3313.59