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

[Strom, Pamela M]

Karrie,

Good luck at the board meeting.  Yes, unfortunately, this does seem to be an "easy" cost saving measure that administrators can take and you are far from alone.  It is so unfortunate when we watch the news and see book challenges etc., that have an impact on our most vulnerable students.  Often times the librarian is the person in the building who knows about these students and who has cultivated relationships with them.  The library is where they feel safest.  If they think getting rid of a librarian position will not be noticed, they are sadly mistaken.

Pam Strom,
New Trier High School
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Karrie,
I am stunned to read this. You have done so much to transform your school’s library and to bring such high quality lessons and lit discussions to the students. I’m glad this group has provided you with some great advocacy tools. I wish you all the best as you go forward.
Am thinking of you.
Sincerely,
Christie

Christie Chandler-Stahl
Resource Center Director
Greeley School - Winnetka District #36
Christiechandler at winnetka36.org<mailto:Christiechandler at winnetka36.org>

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