The real question should be:
"What are the names of people who eliminate librarian positions from
school libraries called?"
Unfortunately, I think we all the answer to that question....(idiots?).
As far as the names for those who are running a library but who are not
certified librarians, I believe they are called, "clerks."
....but those who "eliminated the certified librarians from those
positions" might call those replacements "warm bodies"....we might call
them..."underpaid, over-worked, overwhelmed, and certainly not
appreciated!"
(Sorry, this isn't a "bash" toward those who of you out there who are
not certified it's just a sign of frustration for those of you who are
placed in those positions without much help or understanding....and a
frustrated "sigh" for those librarians who have now lost their jobs
because of an administrator who believes that eliminating the librarian
will make a difference in the budget!) How about donating half their
salary to the librarian and keeping her / him on staff!
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ann Pennington
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:42 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Job title
Hello,
Our district over the past few years has eliminated all librarians in
the middle schools and elementary schools and kept the library
assistants to run the library.
What are the job titles of other people who run their libraries but are
not librarians? I don't want to be called a librarian, I do not have the
credentials, but that's what everyone calls us.
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