JS Online: School libraries are seen as central to life, learning
Milwaukee Public Schools have received a grant of $316,000 to expand school library services with the goal of demonstrating how a strong school library strengthens reading success in students. The money will be used in ten Milwaukee schools to keep libraries open after school and offer some summer hours, provide more training for librarians, and encourage collaboration between librarians and teachers.
A great quote from the article:
“At Green Bay Avenue School, Dennis Juno, the librarian, says, “Every person has to become so valuable that they’re not going to be let go.”
He called the grant “a key to making libraries invaluable . . . which we should be. We should be the heart of the school.””