[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[Linda Jewett]

My apologies for not mentioning the terrific Long Beach team in my  
earlier posting. They are a fine example of proactive teamwork and  
they are a success story. Are they giving a session or workshop in 2009?

It would be interesting to know how many CSLA members would make sure  
they got to the conference if more of the Long Beach story or other  
strategies were presented in the fall.

Linda
On Mar 4, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Sandy Patton wrote:

> Thank you, Marie. I am so glad you found our session helpful. Pam  
> Oehlman is presenting again for our Southern Section Workshop on  
> March 21st.
> The standards are sooo important!  Thank goodness CSLA has worked  
> long and hard towards an adoption. Positive thoughts, everyone!
>
>
>
> Sandy Patton
> Teacher Librarian / National Board Certified
> Lakewood High School
> Long Beach Unified School District
>
> >>> Marie Slim <sraslim at sbcglobal.net> 03/04/09 10:50 AM >>>
> 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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