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Getting the opportunity to "re-invent" your library is exciting!  However,
In all fairness to you and your library, you should not have to take
technology needs out of your library materials budget.  There should be
either a separate budget or additional money earmarked for tech needs added
to what you already receive for books.  In my district the technology
department at district office provides/pays for anything having to do with
the devices, printing, apps, databases, charging stations, etc.  I do not
even need a technology/digital budget.

So... Is there someone with whom you can have a conversation soon?
District technology admin, perhaps? Make sure both you and your district
admin understand what resources, supplies, and support for which you are
each responsible.  AND... if it requires you making purchases of anything,
make sure you are provided with a budget sufficient enough to support their
vision for your library.


*Amanda Kuzminski*
*Library Media Specialist*
Orland Junior High School
Orland Park, IL
708-364-4214


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On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 7:34 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We will be going 1:1 in the next 6 months or so with Chromebooks. As the
> librarian, what did you do in the months leading up to the initiative or in
> the first year. I have a fairly good budget, about $1 per student, but with
> the amount of materials that are lost or not returned every year, I am
> never in a building the collection faze; I am constantly in a recovery faze
> for the collection.
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> I don’t have a technology or digital resource budget, so how did you
> balance your print needs with your digital needs. Essentially what did you
> do to support the 1:1, and what resources are musts.
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> I have also been told that in the next year I need to make decisions about
> what I want my library to look like in terms of a 21st Century Library.
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> In other words, I need to restructure, rearrange, and change a
> considerable amount of things in here. I love the challenge, but am not
> sure of how to move forward. What would be on your wish lists for the 21st
> Century Library? Fortunately, I have some time, but I need to start reading
> and looking so that I am prepared.
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> Love the challenge, but feel overwhelmed.
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> Kendra Hodgson-Newton, MLIS
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> Glenview Middle School
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> East Moline School District #37
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> 3100 7th Street
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> East Moline, IL  61244
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> Phone: 309.755.1919 ext 233
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