Houston Independent School District To Vote on Putting a Librarian in Every School
Good: That this is happening (and hopefully) pass.
Sad: This needs to happen in the first place.
From Fox 26 Houston:
There was a time when libraries and librarians at schools were a given not a luxury.
“How can we have libraries in some communities but not others? How can that be right?” asks retired HISD Library Technology Supervisor Debbie Hall. Hall has been on a campaign to get librarians in every HISD school.
Out of the 280 schools, only about 35% have a certified librarian in charge of the library,” explains Hall.
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See Also: Students Need Libraries in HISD Website (Debbie Hall’s Website)
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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