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Public speakers and board press administration to address library staffing and access at Erie schools
Summary
At the March 12 Erie City School District board meeting, retired staff and volunteers described a near-collapse of day-to-day library services at multiple schools and asked the board to restore staffing and access; the board asked administration to include library staffing and options in upcoming budget discussions.
Retired district employee Barbara Zimmer told the Erie City School District Board of Directors on March 12 that multiple school libraries currently lack staff and that many students cannot check out books.
At a public-comment segment, Zimmer said the district went from nine full-time librarians to two and from 19 library clerks to six, and that students at several elementary and middle schools currently have no access to library checkout. “If you are a student at Connell, Edison, Eagles Nest, Emerson, Gridley, Grover, Piper Burley, Wilson or Strong Vincent, you can't access the library. There's no 1 there to check books out to,” Zimmer said.
The board heard similar accounts from longtime…
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