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Media Coverage
Education Week 'Campaigns Spreading to Reverse Downturn in Library Financing' pdf
Nisqually Valley News 'Bill aims to get state funds'
Federal Way Mirror 'School libraries await financial rescue'
American Libraries 'Grassroots Group Grows Mini-SKILLs Bill in Washington State'
Spokesman Review 'Plea for school librarians' pdf
The Olympian 'Bill may protect school libraries'
The Seattle Times 'The category of fun slowly being pulled from library shelves'
School Library Journal 'Washington Moms Fight for School Libraries'
The LA Times 'In parents' book, librarian cuts go too far' pdf
The New York Times 'Why We Read' pdf
Seattle P-I 'Small school libraries aim to make reading fun and easy' pdf
Nisqually Valley News 'Bill aims to get state funds'
Federal Way Mirror 'School libraries await financial rescue'
American Libraries 'Grassroots Group Grows Mini-SKILLs Bill in Washington State'
Spokesman Review 'Plea for school librarians' pdf
The Olympian 'Bill may protect school libraries'
The Seattle Times 'The category of fun slowly being pulled from library shelves'
School Library Journal 'Washington Moms Fight for School Libraries'
The LA Times 'In parents' book, librarian cuts go too far' pdf
The New York Times 'Why We Read' pdf
Seattle P-I 'Small school libraries aim to make reading fun and easy' pdf
The Seattle Times on our online petition drive.
The Spokesman Review on the launch of our petition pdf
The Spokesman Review 'Moms Can Write Own Next Chapter' pdf
The Seattle Times 'Key to literacy, librarians now highly endangered'
The Spokesman Review 'Moms Can Write Own Next Chapter' pdf
The Seattle Times 'Key to literacy, librarians now highly endangered'
Journals, Op-Ed
Spokesman Review 'Bring back librarians' pdf
The Olympian: Letter to the editor 'Libraries are key to quality education'
The News Tribune 'Legislators should support funding for school libraries'
Spokesman Review 'Librarians critical resource' pdf
School Library Journal 'Washington State Prepares for School Library Summit'
The Boston Globe - a reader responds to Stuart Glascock's LAT article: 'Librarians essential to good schools'
Spokesman Review 'Verner backs school libraries' pdf
The Seattle Times 'The readers' due'
The Seattle Times 'Minneapolis ousts Seattle as most literate city'
Spokesman Review 'Only You Can Prevent School Library Losses' pdf
SusanOhanian.org Outrage of the Day
Spokesman Review: Letter to the editor pdf
School Library Journal 'Spokane's Elementary Schools Face New Wave of Librarian Cutbacks' pdf
The Olympian: Letter to the editor 'Libraries are key to quality education'
The News Tribune 'Legislators should support funding for school libraries'
Spokesman Review 'Librarians critical resource' pdf
School Library Journal 'Washington State Prepares for School Library Summit'
The Boston Globe - a reader responds to Stuart Glascock's LAT article: 'Librarians essential to good schools'
Spokesman Review 'Verner backs school libraries' pdf
The Seattle Times 'The readers' due'
The Seattle Times 'Minneapolis ousts Seattle as most literate city'
Spokesman Review 'Only You Can Prevent School Library Losses' pdf
SusanOhanian.org Outrage of the Day
Spokesman Review: Letter to the editor pdf
School Library Journal 'Spokane's Elementary Schools Face New Wave of Librarian Cutbacks' pdf
Librarian Op-Ed “Good Lord! What can you be thinking?!!!” pdf
From the Seattle Times article:
Rep.
Skip Priest, R-Federal Way, said the librarian cuts are symbolic of the
state education-funding crisis. The Federal Way School District cut 20
library positions in 2006 in the face of a $4 million budget shortfall.
"When we were forced to eliminate librarians, it sent a clear message that the state wasn't funding basic education," said Priest, who serves on the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance created by the 2007 Legislature.
Lisa Layera Brunkan submits the first 350 signatures to Rep. Skip Priest, Rep. from Federal Way,
Member of Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance. 11-20-2007.
By the next day the number of signatures had risen to nearly 700.
Member of Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance. 11-20-2007.
By the next day the number of signatures had risen to nearly 700.
Other Happenings
The SKILLs Act:
On Tuesday June 26, 2007, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran
(R-MS) and Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Vernon Ehlers
(R-MI) introduced the Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and
Libraries (SKILLs) Act that guarantees students across America will be
served by state-certified school library media specialists and will
have the library resources they need to succeed.
Standards for the 21st Century Learner from AASL, The American Association of School Librarians (2007)
No More "Story Lady" (2003) Librarian Marianne Hunter, of Lacey, WA, is a long way from the old-time librarian shushing kids in the stacks.