Re: $250 will buy a library

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On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, lisa von drasek wrote:

> Dear LM Netters-
>
> An ad in this sunday's New York times states that for $250 you can buy an 
>_entire_  library for a third grade classroom.
>
> Really? (sarcasm)
>
> I checked with a source at the board of ed
> No Library personnel were consulted over this fundraising effort.
>
> Although the state of NY mandates that all pulic elementry school have a library, 
>there is no mandate that it be staffed by certified personnell.
> as a result of the 650 elementry schools in NYC 95% have a _library_.  Only 80% 
>of those rooms are funtioning as a library.  There are only 76 lincenced 
>librarians.
> The city of NY pays not one penny for materials for these elementry schools.
>
>
> according to my sources it will take $40, 000 to put together an elementry school 
>library for materials only, no furniture, no staff.
>
> see a problem?  I am writing an editorial in responce to this obviously deceptive 
>ad.
>
> If you have any facts and figures on the need for licenced librarians to staff 
>libraries or the success of schools  with good libraries please send me a response.
>
> thank you
> Lisa Von Drasek
> BankStreet School for Children
> lisav@bnkst.edu
>
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Please know that no one in this office was contacted or was vaguely aware
that a $250 package existed or could possibly be developed. The "old grey
lady" does err, you know. What section was this in? I read the Times but
did not notice this item from "New Visions."

Phyllis D. Fisher                       NYC School Library System
nycslib2@metgate.metro.org              131 Livingston St, Rm 510
(718) 935-4037                          Brooklyn, NY 11201

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