[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[Marie Slim]

You are so right, Linda!  I'm sick of fighting this fight every year.  It has been very disheartening to see what is happening across our already educational funding impoverished state.
 
However, I attended a beautiful session on Advocacy at the CSLA Conference in November 2008.  The women from Long Beach gave an inspiring and informative presentation on what we can do to be proactive rather than reactive.  
 
Perhaps the Long Beach women (I'm terrible with names right now), their fine superintendent and Glen Warren from the OCDE can give this presentation again for CSLA Conference 2009???  I know I'd attend again. It was quite a boost!
 
We at FJUHSD have  mplemented a "positive PR" campaign but we don't feel comfortable continuing in light of these cuts.  Should we continue to put our cause out there or should we be quiet when cuts are on the line?  Are we calling attention to ourselves when we shouldn't be?  If anyone has a response to that I'd love to know.  
 
Thanks,

Marie Slim 
Teacher-Librarian
Troy High School 
2200 Dorothy Lane 
Fullerton, CA 92831 
Library hours: M - Th 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fridays 6:30am to 3:30 p.m. 
phone: 714-626-4482 
fax: 714-626-4485 
http://www.ilovelibraries.com 
http://slimlibrary.blogspot.com/ 
SraSlim at sbcglobal.net
 
"This is the age of the open-source encyclopedia.  Words like 'research' and 'corroborated' now mean whatever the majority says they mean.  Personally, I'm voting for 'research' to mean 'speculation' and 'corroborated' to mean 'a zesty sour cream-based dip.'"  
 
- Steven Colbert, I Am America (And So Can You!)

--- On Wed, 3/4/09, Linda Jewett <ljewett12 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Linda Jewett <ljewett12 at comcast.net>
Subject: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 5:43 PM

Dear CALIBers,
I continue to read CALIB postings since moving to Corvallis, Oregon  
last October. Pink slips for teacher librarians in March seem to be  
as predictable as flu season - and about as pleasant. The Toolbox on  
the CSLA website is there for you to use and support from colleagues  
is important for strategies and boosting morale.

May I suggest that there be a concurrent strand at the conference  
about preventive medicine for this pink slip disease? Better yet,  
perhaps an entire day membership meeting devoted to this problem. Are  
the sections having meetings that address this? Perhaps each teacher  
librarian and library tech might bring a board member to a membership  
meeting.  It just seems that this happens year after year after year  
and library people are put in a reactive mode. Advocacy is everyday -  
not just when cuts are being made.

I admire all of you as you push back to keep quality library services  
available for your students.

Best,
Linda Jewett, CSLA past president 

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