[ISLMA-Share] Help save our library!

Fri Apr 15 09:45:37 CDT 2016

Having watched this painful decision be fleshed out in a neighboring
district, I did learn that your best defense is fact, not emotion.  High
school librarians can speak to this better than I, but I believe for your
high school to retain their accreditation, they need to have a full-time,
certified, librarian.   If the Keith Curry Lance research
<http://keithcurrylance.com/school-library-impact-studies/> is not enough
for your administrators, they may listen to PEW's research on libraries
<http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/09/15/libraries-at-the-crossroads/>.  If
you google, "importance of libraries" research 2013..2016, you can find a
number of studies that could help your cause.

On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Make sure you check out Linking for Learning.  If you don’t have a copy,
> you can order one from the ISLMA website, or I’m sure someone would lend
> you a copy.  Also on the ISLMA website is an advocacy link.  This is full
> of great information.   http://www.islma.org/resources.htm#adv
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> AASL advocacy site. This may arm you with some information and tools you
> can use.  http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/resources
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> Good luck to you!
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> Christine Barr
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> LMC Director
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> Fabyan Elementary
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> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:
> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for the
> Illinois School Library Media Association
> *Sent:* Friday, April 15, 2016 8:23 AM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Help save our library!
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> One thing you might consider is having your aide do a time-log for several
> different days.  Every 15 minutes she logs what she is working on.  It can
> be a pain, but very valuable data.  Quite often people outside the library
> world have no idea what we do daily as they think we just check books in
> and out, how hard can it be?  A log will show all of the different
> activities, from reshelving and repairs to routine paperwork and assisting
> kids that an aide does, and then I would also keep track of how much time
> you try to squeeze into your schedule taking care of library related
> issues.  Straight up numbers can be convincing sometimes when people have a
> hard time with the bigger picture.  Bring these two logs to every meeting
> and show them to everyone you can, and be prepared to leave copies with
> them for their perusal!
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> Good Luck!
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> Valerie brunner
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> 315 S. Henderson
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> Mt. Zion, IL 62549
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> brunnerv at mtzion.k12.il.us
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> 217-864-2369
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> “be kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”
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> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [
> mailto:islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info
> <islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info>] *On Behalf Of *Email list for
> the Illinois School Library Media Association
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:51 PM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] Help save our library!
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> I am a fourth grade teacher and also have been the district librarian for
> about six years. Our district has three separate buildings each with a
> library and an aide in each to run it. I am in the classroom and do not
> work in any of the libraries. The aide at the high school is retiring at
> the end of this year. The principal at that building  has decided to not
> replace her and is instead teaching the English teachers and the aides
> still at the building to check out the books. There is no plan that I know
> of to take care of inter-library loan, reshelving books, ordering, etc. He
> changes his mind week to week about what to do.  I am told that the
> students get everything they need through Pearson (We are one to one). The
> superintendent does not feel he can justify having an aide in the high
> school library because of the low circulation numbers. However, there is
> a career class taught in the library which the library aide helps with and
> whose salary is 5/7 paid for through Career Links. The principal wants to
> move the career class out of the library for reasons which I am not sure of.
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> I give a report to the board once a quarter and have spoken to them a
> couple of times just to let them know we, the library, are still alive.  I
> need help with keeping someone in our high school library and to change the
> attitudes of our superintendent and high school principal. I feel the
> principals at the junior high and elementary are more supportive. I feel
> overwhelmed. I have my hands full just with my classroom. Can you help? Let
> me know if you have any suggestions on how to proceed to save our high
> school library. Thank you!
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> *Vicki Bonnett*
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> *4th Grade Teacher/District Librarian*
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> *Havana CUSD 126*
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> *New Central School 215 N. Pearl Havana, IL 62644*
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> *School (309)-543-2241 <%28309%29-543-2241> Cell (309)-338-3443
> <%28309%29-338-3443>*
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Denise Reeder
Library Information Specialist
Lincoln M

iddle School
200 South Lincoln Avenue
Park Ridge, IL  60068
https://sites.google.com/a/d64.org/lincoln-middle-school-lrc
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