Re: [LM_NET] LM_NET Digest - 7 Jul 2007 to 8 Jul 2007 (#2007-303)

[Sue Sturm <hallory67@GMAIL.COM>]

Thanks, Alma for bringing up a very important point.  Due to budget
constraints around the country we are losing librarian positions and the
children in public schools are the losers.  Without qualified library media
specialists actually working in the schools rather than working as
administrators for many schools, library skills, teacher-librarian
collaboration, and actually, good, curriculum-supporting library collections
will be non-existent.  People, like myself, who still have jobs cannot be
content to just "be happy" that we are employed.  We really owe it to the
children to be sure that our colleagues who are being laid off,... are
placed in some of the positions which we are covering so that all school
librarians and libraries are able to be effective.  Contacting legislators
at the state and national level is a must.  We cannot just feel comfortable
about this and say nothing.  You can go to the NEA site and contact your
legislators very easily.  Also, encourage your colleagues in education to do
the same.

Sue Sturm
hallory67@gmail.com
LincolnElementary and Olga Brener Elementary Schools
Shawano School District
sturms@ssd.k12.wi.us

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> Date:    Sun, 8 Jul 2007 00:38:09 EDT
> From:    Alma McDermott <Sunshinealma@AOL.COM>
> Subject: SKILLS Act Legislation
>
> The recent talk about where are the librarian jobs is why is why it is so
> important for librarians who have any interest in keeping their jobs or
> helping
> others to find jobs to help support this legislation. It was introduced to
> congress at the end of June and has the goal of placing a qualified school
> librarian in every classroom in the country - not just in high schools (as
> is
> currently the case in many states) but in all schools. The AASL website
> has more
> information: _http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/SKILLS_Act.cfm_
> (http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/SKILLS_Act.cfm)
>
> Please write letters of support to your senators and representatives. It's
> time for us to put our writing skills to good use to save our jobs for
> this
> generation of children, and the next one, who are growing up without
> school
> librarians. It's important to act now, as voting will take place in
> August. This
> is an easy and painless way for us to help ourselves.
>
> Alma
>
> Alma Ramos-McDermott
> MLS Student
> Simmons College, Boston  MA
> 2006 ALA Spectrum Scholar
> Former 21 year NYC elementary  teacher
> sunshinealma@aol.com
>
>
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