[ISLMA-Share] Possible position change advice needed

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Great, thanks! I am adding these reasons to my proposal for tomorrow.


*Rikki Steinmetz*
*Library Media Center Director*
*Pleasantdale Middle School*
*7450 S Wolf Rd*
*Burr Ridge, IL 60527*

*Currently reading: Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine*
*Currently listening to: The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine*

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am a district librarian for a 3 building district. Each library is
> staffed with a full-time aide. While our circulations haven't decreased,
> overall library use has. It's been nothing but a negative for me. Space in
> our libraries is now slowly being taken over by other staff and being used
> for overflow storage. Two of the three libraries are essentially "dead", as
> there's no programming and no one to collaborate with. The only "life" is
> when a class comes to check out or when a random class reserves it to use
> the space.
>
> The only positive (for the district) is that now they pay one person to do
> the job of 3--and I can't possibly provide the quality of service a
> building librarian would. It's disheartening! If there's any way you can
> convince your superintendent that this is not a good idea, I would say do
> it!
>
> Lura
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I need some advice.
>>
>> I am the middle school librarian in a school with a little less than 400
>> students in grades 5-8. The elementary librarian will be leaving at the end
>> of the school year. My superintendent has approached me about the possible
>> change in my position to be the district librarian with a library aide at
>> each school working underneath me. Neither school has an aide at the time
>> being, so both of these would be new positions. I would then be responsible
>> for both schools. He would also be creating a new position of tech coach.
>> This person would be working at both schools and would be working closely
>> with me. It sounds like he is going to take my opinion on the matter
>> seriously when he makes this decision, but I'm not really sure.
>>
>> I'm not sure what to do at this point. I see both positives and negatives
>> about this change. Any advice you all could give me would be more than
>> welcome.
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>> Rikki Steinmetz
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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> *District Library Coordinator*
> *Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69*
> *5100 Madison St.*
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