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Seattle Schools Gain Books But Lose LibrariansAs the $600,000 Stanford Book Fund prepares to deliver some 30,000 new books to Seattle school libraries this week, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that eight schools in the district have dropped their librarians or replaced them with aides to save money. The cuts are made possible by the district's decision two years ago to give schools more control over their budgets. The February 26 article reported that the schools involved are smaller or alternative schools, including the 242-student T. T. Minor Elementary School, whose principal, Sherrill Adams, told the newspaper that “The library science is to be taken care of by the classroom teacher,” adding that library aides “can do everything a librarian can.” However, the paper noted, some schools are using their budget flexibility to increase their librarians' hours, including Beacon Hill Elementary School. “We know this is really important,” said Principal Margie Kates. “You give up something when you don't have a highly trained librarian.” Posted March 1, 1999. |
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