[aisle] ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES!

[Colleen Sanchez]

Thank you for writing this powerful letter and thanks for sharing it!

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 10:29 AM Andrea Perrin via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Mrs. Colleen Sanchez
School Librarian
Greenbriar Elementary School/ Northbrook District 28
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