I am sharing this information from Laurie Conzemius (SIGMS Communications Chair and proud MEMO member - conzemius@q.com):
This is a sad visual, but one that we need to share. It's not only in Minnesota: across the country we can see more and more school libraries taking the hit in school budget cuts. Take a look at this map, created by Shonda Brisco, and share it with others. More importantly, ask yourself what you can do in your state and community to turn this crisis around. The map is located at: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=117551670433142326244.000482bb91ce51be5802b
You can also read more about it on Gwyneth Jones' blog at: http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2010/04/nation-without-school-librarians.html
If libraries continue to be a part of budget cuts, how will students learn necessary 21st Century Skills such as information literacy, searching for information for school research projects, become critical users of the internet and other information, or simply promote the life-long love of reading whether it be from an actual book, a Nook, Kindle or other book reader.
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And this map doesn't even begin to show all of the schools where this is happening.
What a great article! I hope many people take the time to read it.
Wow, this is so unfortunate! Seeing the map sure puts things into perspective of what's really going on.
I cannot believe with how concerned the government is to catching up with China that they would allow this.
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