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believe except she sees. She thinks that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by his little mind. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Yes, VIRGINIA, there are middle school libraries. They exist as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no middle school libraries. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> AISLE <aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Jamie Winchell via AISLE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 25, 2022 8:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <aisle@list.railslibraries.info><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jamie Winchell <jwinchell@op97.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aisle] Are there still middle school libraries?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oak Park District 97 has two thriving middle school libraries. We are on flexible schedules and service the entire school. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sorry for the long post, but I have been reflecting on my 21 years in my district and all the changes that have happened. Currently, the junior high libraries in my district (we have 2) are
run on a day-to-day basis by full time aides with me in a supervisory position, along with running two intermediate (grades 4-6) buildings. When I started in the district I was the full time librarian with a full time aide in one junior high and we had the
same in our other junior high. Over the course of the years it went like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">-Full time aides and full time librarians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">-Full time aides, full time librarians also teaching 3-4 classes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">-One librarian (me) at one school, one aide at the other. (I would visit the other when I had time)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">-One librarian (not me - moved to grades 4-6) and two aides - librarian taught 2-3 classes at each building along with running two libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">-Current (as of last year) - two aides and me - I only help with book orders and inventory along with running two 4-6 grade buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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it may seem like a good idea in the short term, how will they keep those classroom libraries updated in the future to provide up-to-date interesting materials to keep students reading? It will actually cost
<i>more</i> to keep those classroom libraries updated and vibrant than to update the school library... and if they are planning to just let the classroom libraries languish... that is so wrong in terms of best practices for what is right for students and their
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is an International Literacy Association Brief about the necessary leadership role of school librarians:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is an Education Week piece with a section "Can Classroom Libraries Replace School Libraries?" -- the answer is 'no'.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if I (or AASL) can help in any way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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