[aisle] Does anyone have the most current data on the number of school librarians in Illinois?

[Executive Secretary AISLE]

Marie and all,

AISLE is well aware of the lack of statistical data for Illinois school
libraries. This became very evident when the SLIDE study began and the
researchers could find almost no accurate data for Illinois. RAILS is
working on obtaining this data with assistance from AISLE and other library
agencies but they are in the beginning stages. We all know the importance
of accurate data and hopefully Illinois will have the information soon. You
can contact me directly if you want more information.

Carolyn Kinsella
AISLE Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 110
Seneca, IL  61360
PH: 815-357-6023






On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 9:15 AM Carolyn Kinsella <carolynkinsella76 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> From: Donovan, Marie via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 10:42 AM
> Subject: [aisle] Does anyone have the most current data on the number of
> school librarians in Illinois?
> To: AISLE at list.railslibraries.info <AISLE at list.railslibraries.info>
> Cc: Donovan, Marie <MDONOVAN at depaul.edu>
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> Good morning, all—I hope you won’t mind helping me: I’m in the process of
> finalizing a column I write for the Illinois Reading Council journal with a
> librarian friend and colleague on the connections between teachers/reading
> specialists and school librarians. For our upcoming column, we’re focused
> (yet again) on the loss of school librarians and libraries in our state. In
> researching the number of funded librarian/media specialist positions for
> this school year, I’ve hit a wall in finding this out. I realize learning
> this for private schools probably isn’t possible but I thought I could for
> public schools—yet I’m stymied in locating a database or other entity that
> could give me a sense of where we stand.
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> Is this something AISLE would have or somewhere/someone else?
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> Again, I hope you don’t mind my asking. Thank you all in advance for
> whatever guidance or insights you can share.
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> Sincerely, m
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> Marie Ann Donovan, Ed.D.
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