[aisle] Database promotion to admin?

[Barb Miller]

Could you apply for the Back to Books Grant to help cover the cost?

Barb Miller
Learning Resource Center Facilitator
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C


*“What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels
about education.” Harold Howe*


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:27 AM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

>     Our small school (grades 6-12) has enjoyed 2 trial research database
> subscriptions for Sept., Explora & Gale. (Actually, we get Explora through
> Oct.!)      NOW, I want to approach our administration to see if the school
> district might fund all or part of a subscription to one of these. The cost
> of a subscription would wipe out my tiny library budget. I could scrabble
> together some grant $ and/or do some crowd-funding to cover part of the
> cost, but I really feel the district (which doesn't buy textbooks anymore
> in our building) should cover the cost.
>      However, *I'm concerned that the principal and superintendent may
> balk about supporting the cost due to pandemic-produced and other
> shortfalls. *
> *My question: Does anyone have suggestions on how to strengthen my case?*
> *Thanks in advance*...
> :) Kathy
>
> *Kathy Sullivan*
> *Princeville Junior Senior High School*
> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
> *309.385-4660  x1574*
> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>
> *"Literature is the safest key to a nation's treasure." *- Chaim Nachman
> Bialik
>
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