[ISLMA-Share] Library Para Issue?

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This would really bother me. Absolutely you should say something. If you
are not her supervisor, I'd discuss this with the person who has that
responsibility. Let the supervisor know that this has to stop and ask them
for recommendations for handling this. If you can have the discussion
directly with this person, let her know the seriousness of the issue and
tell her bluntly to stop. I would have a conversation with my supervisor no
matter what. It's an opportune moment to educate them and to garner
support. You might consider a newsletter that would spell out the staffing
issue in an offhand but clear way.



Sherry Jo Baehr
Head Librarian @ Niles West High School

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On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 9:05 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Responding to an old thread...
>
> My position is .9 Library Media Specialist at our high school and .1 at
> our two elementary schools which means I am at each elementary school for
> about 1.5 hours each week! Crazy, I know! My duties at the elementary
> schools are basically collection management, maintaining the website, and
> sending instructional/how to videos to students and teachers as I am not
> scheduled enough time in each building to actually meet with classes.
>
> We have three "building paras" that are assigned 5 hours each in the
> library per week to check books in/out, shelve books, repair books, add new
> copies to the catalog and any other projects I may have for them including
> helping with weeding and inventories.
>
> Their technical name on paper is "building para" since they are assigned
> other jobs throughout the building including lunchroom duty, bus duty,
> computer lab help and science kit inventory.
>
> My issues is we have a new building para that started last year that is
> continually calling herself the school librarian to teachers, parents and
> community members. This does not sit well with me since she does not have a
> MLIS and is not well versed in what the job of a librarian actually entails
> which is partly my fault. Also, I have been avidly working to get a library
> media specialist hired to take over the elementary buildings so if our
> community and teachers think we have a librarian there already, I am afraid
> they will not see the need to get someone hired for the full-time
> professional position.
>
> My question is, would this bother you? Should I say something or let it
> fly? What would you do to handle this situation tactfully.
>
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