And now, the rest of the story:
This is what is called here in Wisconsin, the Common School Fund.
Details about this are here: http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/csf_expl.html This
is not an additional windfall. This is simply the dollars that school
libraries receive annually. For many (probably most) school libraries,
this is the only source of money for collection development, newspapers,
magazines, audio-visual materials, reference materials, databases etc.
We in Wisconsin are indeed fortunate that our forefathers set up this
avenue to fund school libraries. This funding is attacked on a regular
basis by various government officials who would love to use it in other
ways. So far the Common School Fund is able to continue to support the
school libraries. The current allocation is $28.37/child age 4-20
living in the district.
Sarles Patricia (18K500) wrote:
> lucky Wisconsin librarians!
>
> "Wisconsin's public school libraries will get more than $35 million to buy new
>books, computers and other materials.
>
> The money comes from an obscure state agency that maintains a fund comprised of
>fees, fines and forfeitures on such things as traffic tickets and unclaimed
>property."
>
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-librarymoney,0,5291352.story
>
> _____________________________________
> Patricia Sarles, MA, MLS
> Librarian
> Damrosch Day Treatment School
> NYC Department of Education
> 750 Jennings Street
> Bronx, NY 10459
> voice: 718 378-0006 x2172
> fax: 718 589-9544
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> http://damroschlibrary.blogspot.com/ <http://damroschlibrary.blogspot.com/>
> http://robinhoodlibrarians.wikispaces.com
><http://robinhoodlibrarians.wikispaces.com/>
>
> "Ten guards and the warden couldn't have torn me out of those books. Months
>passed without even thinking about being imprisoned....I had never been so truly
>free in my life." - Malcolm X
>
> "Some kids go to the library ... Others to the street. But they can't go to the
>libraries if the libraries are closed." - Officer Dombranski, NYPD
>
> "The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with
>other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you don't have
>to write a preachy book to do that. You just have to make it a fun book with
>characters they care about, and they will become better people as a result." -
>Louis Sachar
>
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