[aisle] Elimination of Full-Time Librarian In Our Two-School District

[Rebecca Morgan]

I saw this infographic recently and thought it did a great job showing how
multifaceted a school librarian is.

[image: The Many Hats of a School Librarian.jpeg]

On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 11:20 AM Karrie Fisher via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am a full-time librarian in District 31, Glenview, a two-school
> district.  I am in the K-5 building.  We have a full-time librarian in our
> middle school. We are a suburb located north of Chicago.
>
> We were told that next year library classes will *no longer be part of
> the schedule*, and we will have ONE full-time librarian and one full-time
> assistant for both buildings.  The librarian (our MS librarian) will travel
> between the two buildings, as will the assistant.
>
> The eliminated librarian -- me (K-5) -- will be reassigned to a classroom
> teacher position.
>
> To fight for our students and our library programs, we are gathering
> information and research that we will present to our superintendent,
> principals, and BOE.  I know this has happened in other school districts.
> Does anyone have any specific research or antidotes that we could share?
> Has anyone successfully fought for their full-time librarians, students,
> and programs, and gotten a decision reversed?
>
> Any help we can get will be greatly appreciated by us!  Our BOE meeting is
> April 19.
>
> Happily Ever After,
> Karrie Fisher, Library Media Specialist
> [image: Bitmoji Image]
> *Winkelman Library Resources: Click HERE
> <http://district31.follettdestiny.com/> for the Card Catalog!*
>
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Becky Morgan, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Half Day School
239 Olde Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
rmorgan at d103.org
(847) 634-6463

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