<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I am a district librarian. My middle school library, grades 7-8 only, checked out over 5,000 books last year. We have about 100 students per grade level. <div><br></div><div>It is very sad to hear what is happening with your district. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Kathryn Green</div><div dir="ltr">District Librarian OCUSD220 </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 23, 2022, at 3:46 PM, Kleckner, Stephanie via AISLE <aisle@list.railslibraries.info> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi friends!<br><div>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? </div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Stephanie Kleckner</div><div>Library Media Teacher</div><div>Mendota Dist. #289</div></div>
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