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Duluth commenter urges restoration of full-time library media specialists after 20.54% drop in checkouts
Summary
At a Nov. 18 Duluth Public Schools listening session, media specialist Kevin Anderson said library book checkouts fell 20.54% in the first quarter after district media specialist positions moved from full time to part time and urged the board to restore full-time staffing in middle and high schools.
Kevin Anderson, a media specialist who says he serves both Denfeld High School and East High School, told the Duluth Public Schools listening session on Nov. 18 that a change from full-time to part-time media specialist positions has left him as the only licensed media specialist responsible for about 2,500 high school students.
Anderson said the staffing change has had “many negative impacts” and presented a quarter-to-quarter…
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