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Library access and staffing raised as students lack databases and librarian seeks dedicated assistant
Summary
Several speakers, including a former librarian and a public commenter, told the board students lack access to vetted databases and library services; the town-hall read a written request from a librarian asking that the division include a full-time library assistant in the 2025–26 budget.
Cynthia Montague and other public commenters told the Matthews County School Board on Oct. 23 that students do not have reliable access to vetted research databases and that promised library web pages and supports have not been implemented.
Montague said she offered to help build a high-school library web page 20 months ago and that students currently "just Google" rather than using subscription or vetted academic databases. "Our students are being robbed of the…
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