Just stumbled across this undated article in the Chambersburg, PA, online newspaper, Public Opinion: School librarians meet for panel in Hershey. It provides a first-person account of the Professional Judgment Panel meeting in the Hershey area on January 10. As … Continue reading
For a great collection of multi-media school library advocacy links, check out Deb Kachel’s website for her School Library Advocacy course. She is the Mansfield University (PA) LIS professor who is directing the IMLS-funded School Library Infrastructure Study on which … Continue reading
Here is today’s response from the Jefferson County (CO) superintendent to my recent letter advising against accepting a recommendation to reduce librarian staffing at elementary and middle schools. Dear Mr. Lance. I appreciate the time you took to communicate … Continue reading
There’s an intriguing–and challenging–article just out (Jan 26) from LIBRARY JOURNAL: Data-Driven Libraries: Moving From Outputs to Outcomes. Yes, we need more data on outcomes of library services, and we need systematic ways to collect it. Continuing to encourage libraries … Continue reading
The latest report on state retirement systems from the U.S. Census Bureau provides good news for state pensioners and employees. Click here for the Census Bureau’s press release and a link to the full report.
Apparently, some of you are having difficulties opening the .xlsx version of the spreadsheet reporting numbers of librarians by school district nationwide. Click here for a .xls version of that file. Please let me know via a comment or email … Continue reading
A few days ago, I sent a letter to the Jefferson County (CO) Superintendent and Board of Education, writing to oppose recommended librarian cuts. Here’s the reply that arrived last evening: Dear Mr. Lance, Members of the Board of Education … Continue reading
If you haven’t signed the online petition in support of a school library in every U.S. school, please do! http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ala-members-blog/carl-harvey-petition-obama-administration
It’s still in ‘beta’ but here’s the link to the website for the new IMLS-funded Pennsylvania study of school library infrastructure needs. http://paschoollibraryproject.org/content.php?pid=289948
Here’s a spreadsheet of the 2010 data on librarians by school district nationwide. Categories range from 100+ librarians to exactly 1 to less than .25. Zeroes and non-reports also included. They’re all arranged in descending order by number of librarians, … Continue reading