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I have a 9 1/2 month contract and am given a stipend for two weeks -- one
to open in the fall and one to close the library for the summer.

Of course that's not enough because I virtually work all summer -- four
days a week, all day. It's necessary time to weed the collection, organize,
move things around, catalog new books, etc.  The good thing about my summer
work is there is no one in the library and I get a lot done.

Why do I do it?  For the kids.  I want the library to be the best place in
the school for them.

That being said, it's getting really old to keep doing this so my free days
are numbered.

Have a good summer, everyone!




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*Karrie Fisher*
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On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> I am just curious if anyone is paid to work any extra days in the summer?
> I am finding I spend literally 6 days a week in my areas to ensure things
> are ready for the next school year and I do it all for free. I am not
> complaining as it makes the year run MUCH smoother. But I would like to ask
> to be paid/compensated in some way but wanted to know how it works for
> everyone else.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Ryan Lambert
> Farmington School District
> District Media Specialist/Teacher
> Musical Director
> Senate Advisor
> 309-245-1000 Ext 6731
> rlambert at dist265.com
>
> "I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire, which will fit your
> individual needs no better than it did mine or my father's before me, I
> give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you may forget it
> for a moment now and then and not spend all of your breath trying to
> conquer it."
>
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