[aisle] ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES!

[Andrea Perrin]

Great letter!

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 8:19 AM Janine Asmus via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good Morning!
>
> Below is a letter sent to *The Chicago Tribune*, advocating for school
> librarians and school libraries. Your AISLE Board/Team are advocates! If
> you would like to write a letter, please do!
>
> __________________________**
> Janine M. Asmus
> Leyden High Schools District # 212
> Librarian, West Campus
> Alumni Wall of Fame Coordinator
> *2019 Illinois School Librarian of the Year*
> *AISLE Board Member*
> 1000 N. Wolf Road
> Northlake, IL 60164
> 847.451.3140
> @asmusj  <https://twitter.com/asmusj?lang=en>🐦
> _______________________________________________________________*
>
>
> Dear Letter to the Editor:
>
>
> Cutting certified school librarians is shortsighted and detrimental to
> students, yet it happens with shocking regularity across our country. ln
> several Illinois school districts, school administrators and school boards
> recently relegated their school librarians to budgetary fodder. School
> librarians know the importance and impact of independent reading,
> information, and media literacy. We know kids who read will score higher on
> standardized tests, and more importantly, will find joy, adventure,
> empowerment, and knowledge through reading. School librarians often change
> the educational trajectory of students who come to the library not knowing
> what to read or not wanting to read. Maybe that was once your student - the
> same student who now comes into the library asking with genuine excitement,
> “Do you have another book just like this one?!”
>
>
> The school library isn't what it used to be, nor is the school librarian.
> The cliche'-ridden notions are no more. The old stereotype of a school
> library as a quiet place with a shushing, scolding librarian is the
> opposite of true in today’s school. It is still a place to read, but it
> is also that "third" space where students can tinker and explore.  Many
> school libraries have makerspaces where 3D printers and robotics are at the
> ready.  Here, students use their imaginations to create and iterate. For
> some students the school library is a respite. And in a world bombarded
> with information, learning how to discern credible information is
> imperative within a 21st Century educational paradigm. The school library
> and school librarian are at the very heart of this practice.
>
>
> If you are a student or parent of a student and you value the gift of
> reading, research, and literacy, please contact your school district’s
> Board of Education to let these elected members know that closing school
> libraries and cutting certified school librarians is not what is best for
> students.
>
>
> Happy School Library Month!
>
>
> Janine M. Asmus, Board Member, Association of Illinois School Library
> Educators (AISLE)
>
> Gail Meyer, Board Member, Association of Illinois School Library Educators
> (AISLE)
>
> Andrea Perrin, License Renewal Manager (AISLE)
>
> Robyn Whitlock, Membership Chair (AISLE)
>
>
>
>
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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Andrea Perrin
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