[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[Blanche Woolls]

It was so worrisome to hear a radio announcer pointing out that school 
librarians would be cut, so the news is out there. I do think that it 
would be great to honor the superintendents and principals who retained 
their teacher librarians and technicians through these cuts. We could give 
them a standing ovation, couldn't we? And if someone could bring those 
administrators to, with the school librarian, tell how it made a 
difference. They certainly deserve a large banner that says, "You are a 
winner!"

Blanche

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, Marie Slim wrote:

> 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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