[aisle] Are there still middle school libraries?

[Erin Wengerhoff]

I have been a middle school librarian for the past 13 years, in Des Plaines
62 School District. We still have libraries in ALL of our schools -
elementaries and middle school and they are all run by certified Library
Media Specialists.  I see ELA classes twice a month for book checkout and
lessons.

Hope your principal can see the value of having a school library!

Erin


*Erin Wengerhoff**MS Ed. EA, MS **LIS *
Pronouns: She/Her *Why list pronouns?* <https://www.mypronouns.org/sharing/>
Library Media Specialist
Algonquin Middle School
767 E. Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-789-5601


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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