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

[Karrie Fisher]

District 31 in Glenview/Northbrook eliminated one full-time librarian
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Karrie Fisher
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Winkelman Elementary School * 1919 Landwehr Road * Glenview, IL  60026 *
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Field Middle School * 2055 Landwehr Road * Northbrook, IL 60062
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On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 9:29 AM Executive Secretary AISLE via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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:
>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> 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>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is this something AISLE would have or somewhere/someone else?
>>
>>
>>
>> Again, I hope you don’t mind my asking. Thank you all in advance for
>> whatever guidance or insights you can share.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely, m
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Marie Ann Donovan, Ed.D.
>>
>> She/her/hers <https://www.mypronouns.org/>
>>
>> Associate Professor of Education
>>
>> Director, Program in Early Childhood Education
>>
>> Representative, IL Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council
>>
>> Member at large, Faculty Council, College of Education
>>
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>>
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