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

Wed Apr 6 10:02:19 CDT 2022

Hello Robin and Other Supporters,

Thank you so very much for your offer to come and support us!  I would love
it!  I was thinking AISLE should have a committee that advocates for
librarians to BOEs since so many of us seem to be facing the elimination of
our jobs.  Wouldn't it be great if a group of us wrote letters on behalf of
librarians who are losing their jobs and sent them to all the BOEs that are
eliminating them?  I certainly see this situation from a different lens and
would be more than happy to write letters and attend BOE meetings that are
close by.

We plan on attending the board meeting and making a statement.  I'm hoping
our teachers also write letters or show up because so many of them are
angry and upset.

Our board meetings are public.  In addition to giving people a platform to
talk, they also read letters publicly that are written to the board.  If
anyone is interested, here are the details:

Date:  April 19
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 2055 Landwehr Road, Northbrook, IL
Room:  LIBRARY (Ironically)
Contact:  All inquiries or questions for the District 31 Board of Education
can be sent to d31board at district31.net.
Board Members: https://www.district31.net/domain/139  NOTE: Most of our
board members are parents of students I teach!

Thank you to anyone who is willing to write a letter on my behalf or attend
the meeting.  I will happily return the favor!

Happily Ever After,
Karrie Fisher, Library Media Specialist
[image: Bitmoji Image]
*Winkelman Library Resources: Click HERE
<http://district31.follettdestiny.com/> for the Card Catalog!*

Winkelman School * 1919 Landwehr Road * Glenview, IL  60026
847-729-5650 * Fax 847-729-5654

On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 9:26 AM Katie Nelson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Karrie,
> If you think it would be appropriate - I work at a school that has two
> Winkelman School parents.  Would you mind if I shared the situation with
> these teachers?  Oftentimes I feel like the public doesn't realize what is
> happening until it is too late.
> Let me know,
> Katie
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 9:16 AM Strom, Pamela M via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> on behalf of
>> Christie C via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 6, 2022 7:38 AM
>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>> *Cc:* Christie C <christiechandlerstahl at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] Elimination of Full-Time Librarian In Our
>> Two-School District
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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
>>
>> 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!*
>>
>> Winkelman School * 1919 Landwehr Road *
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/919+Landwehr+Road+*%C2%A0+Glenview,+IL%C2%A0+60026?entry=gmail&source=g>Glenview,
>> IL  60026
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/919+Landwehr+Road+*%C2%A0+Glenview,+IL%C2%A0+60026?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> 847-729-5650 * Fax 847-729-5654
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>> *Christie*
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