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Please sign national petition direct to White House seeking librarians+ posted from parent perspective

Hi all-WhiteHouse.gov asked this week what should be part of a 21st C. education-- this is a softball that has been lobbed to every single librarian in the country (if we can get even half of the…Continue

Started Mar 5, 2010

Seeking 50 state stories of library reductions- please pass the word. ..especially stories from CA/MN/DE
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Do we have cuts in all 50 states?Please continue to send stories of cuts- the federal education act will begin hearings NEXT WEEK, and it's crucial to make the case that a problem exists. As a…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alice Yucht Mar 28, 2010.

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Name of Your School / Library / Organization:: Born in Chile, raised in the U.S., I am a mother of three (10,8, 1). I became a grassroots advocate for school libraries after seeing my children's program become a grocery store, hearing decision-makers say librarians are 'shelvers of books' and meeting people at-large who believe libraries will become obsolete.

I am particularly impassioned about seeing the profession and the space transform to the times and imagine a day where librarians are indispensable and libraries a virtual and physical hub for ALL.

Library, School, or Professional Website:: http://fundourfuturewashington.org

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At 2:05am on January 26, 2012, Mike McQueen said…: Greetings Lisa,

I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight. If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Mike McQueen

Teacher Librarian at McLain HS

Lakewood, CO

At 2:21pm on June 23, 2010, Russ Woody said…: I have great respect/admiration for teachers AND librarians, and I wish we spent less in this country on military adventures, more on kids reading.

At 3:56pm on November 27, 2009, Ernie Cox said…: Welcome Lisa!

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