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Overland Park, KS


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Indianola, Iowa


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I am the library media specialist at Mission Valley Middle School in Prairie Village, Kansas. Our school is right around 500 students and is comprised of 7th and 8th graders.


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  • Greetings Kathi,

    I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight. If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!

    Sincerely,

    Mike McQueen

    Teacher Librarian at McLain HS

    Lakewood, CO

  • Hi Kathi,
    I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

    Sincerely,
    Mike McQueen

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  • Thanks so much for joining the group, Kathi. I am sure you are very frustrated by the cuts. In my district, we keep facing them, but I still believe "it's not over until it's over." Keep making arguments letting them know how much library services are needed, and encourage parents to help the district find funds to reinstate the cuts.
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