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

[Janice Mattheis]

I'm so sorry to hear this. This occurred in my district several years ago.
The lack of library staffing resulted in frequently closed libraries,
outdated collections, and a reduction in library instruction.

I might be able to offer some advice and data. I've been a part of a team
working on rebuilding our library program. Next school year we will have
full-time librarians in all of our elementary buildings and have 5.5
positions open
<https://www.applitrack.com/ccsd15/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=library>.
We conducted a pilot this school year in order to re-envision our library
program and our board approved of the increase. Click here
<https://go.boarddocs.com/il/ccsd15/Board.nsf/files/CALSV974643E/$file/2022.01.19%20Library%20Board%20Presentation.pdf>
to
see the presentation we made to our board. Please feel free to reach out to
me if you would like to learn more about our process or program. Also,
these resources at AASL
<https://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/resources/statements>, Future Ready
<https://futureready.org/frlplaybook/>, and of course AISLE
<https://sites.google.com/aisled.org/advocacy/resources?authuser=0> are
helpful.

Ms. Janice Mattheis

Director of Innovation &

Instructional Technology

T: 847-963-3124

E: mattheij at ccsd15.net

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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
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> *Winkelman Library Resources: Click HERE
> <http://district31.follettdestiny.com/> for the Card Catalog!*
>
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