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Yankton educators warn proposed state library cuts would force local schools to pay for databases and services
Summary
District staff and local library trustees told the board that proposed state budget cuts to the South Dakota state library would eliminate liaison staff, reduce interlibrary loan and cancel many databases — costing Yankton School District an estimated $27,000 to replace services it currently receives for students and teachers.
YANKTON, S.D. — District librarians and school leaders told the Yankton School District 63-3 board on Jan. 13 that a proposed reduction in the state library budget would sharply reduce services schools rely on and shift costs locally.
"She will be eliminated," said a district librarian describing the likely loss of the district's state library liaison, Scotty Branch, a position that the speaker said serves as the lead liaison between the state library and school libraries and coordinates outreach and organization. The presenter said the governor's proposed cut of just over $1 million to the state library budget is…
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