Join us on Friday, June 23rd at 12 noon in the plaza at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago to make our voices heard for
licensed school librarians across Illinois.
EveryLibrary, the Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) organization, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and the School of Information Studies at Dominican University are proud to support this event and ISLMA's efforts to restore
licensed school librarians in schools across the state.
«At ISLMA, we believe that
a licensed school librarian in the library is an vital members of the faculty and an effective educator for our kids», adds Roskovensky.
School Boards and Superintendents from Chicago to Carbondale and East Saint Louis to Danville need to hear about how
a licensed school librarian on staff makes all the difference in a child's success.
When: Friday, June 23rd at 12 noon CDT (Rain or Shine) Where: James R. Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building) Courtyard -100 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 Why: To demonstrate in support of
licensed school librarian positions and school library program budgets in every school in Illinois How: RSVP here.
Not exact matches
An important step in improving education in Oregon is to bring back
licensed teacher -
librarians to our
schools.
Classified assistants do the best job they can to maintain our
school libraries, checking books out, but do not have the training and expertise to do the job of a
licensed librarian.
Several studies prove the positive effect of having
licensed media specialists (
school librarians who are both
licensed teachers and
librarians).
Sadly, due to budget cuts in recent years, very few
schools now have
licensed librarians.
Buffy Hamilton,
Librarian at Creekview High
School in Georgia, noted, «If Amazon would offer a
licensing model designed more for the library market, I'd be willing to pay a few more dollars in exchange for the ability to put the e-book on more devices.