<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Gina,</span><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">D219 librarian ranks were decimated a decade ago and we went from having <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">three</span> certified librarians at each school to one certified librarian at each school and one outsourced<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, </span>non-certified librarian at each school. We were able to get our outsourced librarian into the support staff bargaining unit several years ago and language into our CBA that we would have at least one certified librarian at each school. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Here is the contract language regarding our libraries:</span></div><div style=""><span class="gmail_default" style=""><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-546631c8-7fff-6beb-fb2f-5853b36d8794" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-left:18.528pt;margin-top:16.2006pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Section 8. LIBRARIANS </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin:0pt 8.03162pt 0pt 36pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 36.3pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A. Library hours shall be scheduled in consultation with the library staff as needed in each division. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin:14.1006pt 7.97034pt 0pt 36.108pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 36.204pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">B. Policies regarding the use of library facilities and materials shall be developed in consultation with the library staff. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin:14.1006pt 7.97034pt 0pt 36.108pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 36.204pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:right"><font face="times new roman, serif">C. Librarians shall be involved in curriculum planning in the areas of their specialization. </font></span></p></span><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin:13.596pt 7.99194pt 0pt 36.1081pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 36.156pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">D. The libraries at Niles North and Niles West shall be staffed by no fewer than one (1) licensed librarian per building. </span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We are headed into a bargaining year next year and I sit on our union executive board (I encourage every librarian to get onto their exec board) and we plan on submitting a proposal to increase our certified ranks.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Good luck!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bev</div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="1">Beverly Zbinden</font></div>
<div><font size="1">Head Librarian @ Niles North High School</font></div>
<div><font size="1">(847)626-2183</font></div><div><font size="1"><i>Pronouns: she/her/hers</i><br><br>"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education."<br>
- Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education</font><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 4:36 PM Gina Caneva via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Awesome, Incredible, School Librarians (Exclamation)!<br>
I’m wondering about school contracts particularly if it is specifically stated as to how many school librarians will be at a particular school or if student to librarian ratios are stated in union contract documents. Our district is negotiating a contract so I’m looking for anything comparable. I know CPS has one they don’t follow, having worked in CPS for 15 years. But out in the suburbs as well, cuts and/or short staffing is happening and I’m desiring to dissuade it. <br>
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Thanks,<br>
Gina Caneva<br>
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