Re: Uneducated "librarians" and Calif. Sch. Lib. Assoc.

[Connie Newhan <cnewhan@TUSTIN.K12.CA.US>]

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Susan,
On behalf of the library media technician's who serve my district with
dedication, concern and caring, I thank you for your comments.
Connie Newhan
Susan Martimo Choi wrote:

> Karen wrote: "I boycott organizations which support this trend by actually
> training the aides (i.e. California School Librarian's Association)."
>
> The California School Library Association has several levels of membership -
> including professional and associate (for paraprofessionals). This is a
> recognition of both the fact that most of the schools in our state have no
> credentialed librarian and that a number of those districts that have
> openings can't find credentialed librarians to fill them.  Because
> paraprofessionals are in our organization and in our schools, they are
> welcome to attend meetings and conferences and sessions are planned for them
> to increase their skills in order to improve the library services that they
> provide.
>
> CSLA is a great organization, run by people who dedicate days and days of
> their time to plan and conduct workshops and conferences, create newsletters
> and journals, and use their membership dues to pay for lobbying.  That
> lobbying brought over $300 million in two years to public school libraries
> in this state which wouldn't have happened without CSLA!
>
> A lack of participation in the state organization by a few people doesn't
> seriously hurt the organization, but it does limit the networking and
> information that those individuals have access to.
>
> Karen wrote: "I know that I am not helping children by this behaviour,  but
> how am I helping them or our profession by going along with this scattered
> on-the-job training?"
>
> CSLA (or any state professional organization) should never be considered the
> primary source of on-the-job-training.  It is a professional organization,
> not a university.  It does not certify people, nor does it provide a
> comprehensive training program.  It does try to provide opportunities for
> members to hear experts and to learn from each other.  It is, by its very
> nature (organized and run essentially by volunteers), scattered.
>
> My personal opinion is that I want library services to continuously improve
> and I want children to be served.  I will not support stagnation nor will I
> support losing ground and having deteriorating services.  If it means that
> the library clerk has a better idea of how to weed outdated materials from
> their collection, or it it means that a district hires a credentialed
> librarian for a middle school that hasn't had one for a decade, I'll support
> both activities.
> --
> Susan Martimo Choi
> Manager, Library Services
> Santa Clara County Office of Education
> San Jose, CA
> smchoi@ix.netcom.com
>
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