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Parkrose librarians report big circulation gains, urge AI policy and media-literacy instruction
Summary
Parkrose library staff reported substantial increases in student circulation and launched programs to boost student reading and voice; the district’s librarian described an academic-integrity team to detect AI-generated work and asked the board to back teacher-led policy and media‑literacy instruction.
Parkrose’s library team told the school board on Feb. 23 that student engagement with print collections has jumped this year and urged the district to adopt teacher-driven guidelines for classroom use of generative AI.
“High school circulation is up 21% and middle-school circulation is up 63%,” said M. Winokur, the district’s library media specialist, describing a year of pilot programs including a student book-celebration initiative, junior-librarian roles and a first annual readathon that drew about 375 students. Winokur said the district secured a community grant that allowed…
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