[aisle] Quick question for suburban librarians

[Karrie Fisher]

I've been trying to get library cards for our unincorporated students in
Glenview and Northbrook for years!  There was finally a law passed in
Illinois that makes this possible.  Glenview Public Library wants
documentation of our free/reduced lunch students, and then will provide a
library card for them.  I'm having trouble getting our administration to
give this information to the library due to privacy concerns.  I've asked
that they contact the families to get permission to give the library their
name, but that hasn't happened..

This should be a really easy thing -- every child under the age of 18
should automatically get a FREE library card -- no quedstions asked -- but
those in charge (federal, state, local, and district) have not made this
happen.

I would love to be a part of a coalition to address this issue!


Happily Ever After,
Karrie Fisher, Library Media Specialist
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847-729-5650 * Fax 847-729-5654


On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 2:25 PM Thorstenson, Kara via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Do any of your cities/communities/villages offer public library cards to
> all enrolled students by default? In the registration paperwork or
> something to that effect? If so, would you be willing to connect briefly
> with me?
>
> We are pursuing this as a potential option for our students in Chicago and
> although we are pretty gigantic, I'd love to learn from and adapt some of
> the work you or your administration have done with the public library to
> make this happen.
>
> Thanks,
> Kara
>
> --
> *Kara Thorstenson*
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> Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning
> Chicago Public Schools
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