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Students urge district to preserve Campo Verde librarian and library services
Summary
Two Campo Verde High students told the Gilbert Unified District governing board they oppose recent staffing cuts that removed a certified librarian, saying the change harms student reading access and literacy supports.
Two students from Campo Verde High School told the Gilbert Unified District governing board March 25 that recent staffing changes that removed the campus librarian threaten student access to books and to support services.
Lizzie Stone, who identified herself as the president of Campo Verde's book club and as a member of the class of 2025, told the board she uses the library daily and that recent budget-driven staffing cuts have eliminated the librarian position that she said helped students discover books and run programs such as book fairs and the 'Blind Date with a Book' display. Stone described the library's role in introducing her to a series…
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