[aisle] Are there still middle school libraries?

[Mitchell Berman]

First off that’s so sad about your admin’s viewpoint. Like most have said,
sometimes the school library is the only library some kids may visit.
Public libraries aren’t always accessible.

I’m in Arlington Heights (D25) and both of our middle schools have licensed
librarians and great programs!

On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 3:46 PM Kleckner, Stephanie via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi friends!
> I was told that this is highly likely the last year for our middle school
> library. My principal said that she needs the space and wants to turn it
> into 2 classrooms. She said she asked around our area and a lot of middle
> schools don't have "library time" anymore. She also stated that they would
> divide all the library books between the classrooms and encourage students
> to go to the public library. So, are middle school libraries still a thing?
> How many of you have thriving middle school libraries?
> Thanks!
> Stephanie Kleckner
> Library Media Teacher
> Mendota Dist. #289
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