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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very bad. Not only are public schools not assigning many classics anymore, but if they get rid of librarians too, then a whole fount of literary knowledge goes out of the school system. I understand that a lot of kids don't know whether their media center is, and don't read, but I refuse to accept that schools cannot have libraries with librarians in them, to get at least some kids into reading, and not only that, but to give context to what they're reading.
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I grew up with school librarians and school libraries and even though I loved to read and checked books out, I don't remember the librarians ever "giving context" for what I was reading.  In fact, I hardly ever saw them talking to kids.  Just managing books and checkouts.

If I could only save one, the library to save is the public municipal library, which is much better placed to adapt to changing times.  And I think in-school library media center rooms are redundant with them in many cases.  It's my impression in my town that foot traffic is dropping at my public library even though funding has remained strong.

I do believe that English teachers can quickly help students to figure out how to find books of interest for free reading.  And I've purchased hundreds of book-sale books and donated them to elementary classroom teachers as well.  To build in-class libraries for young children.  The once a week trip to the media center is far less helpful than what goes on in the main classrooms.

Teaching kids to get library cards for their municipal libraries and to use them to check out digital books might actually be more habit-forming in the long run.[/quote]

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