SD 61 library staff say district budgets left shelves bare, urge coordinator hire
A Decatur Public Schools library media specialist told the board that collections are aging, building book budgets have been cut and the district library media coordinator position has been vacant nearly three years; she urged hiring, policy updates and staff inclusion in searches.
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Ada Bird, a library media specialist at SDMS, told the Decatur Public Schools Board of Education on May 26 that the district’s school libraries are in "a state of quiet crisis." "Our collections are aging. The average age of a book in our district is 19 years old," Bird said, and she detailed that SDMS has about 10 books per student — below recommended levels.
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