Libraries to check out at dozens of schools

04-21-2011

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

More than one out of every four elementary schools in San Diego is slated to have no one to staff its library next year. Nobody is sure how school libraries will operate with nobody to staff them, not even the manager who oversees all the libraries in San Diego Unified. "It's all a mystery to me," said Barbara Baron, instructional resources and materials manager. "We've got the union issues on one side. We want to provide library services on the other. Libraries are supposed to spark a love of reading, teach kids to ferret out information and furnish kids with a wealth of books beyond what each teacher can pack into a classroom. But trying to keep the libraries running while shedding jobs is a labor minefield for schools. Replacing library workers with volunteers is against state law. Giving their work to other employees could get principals in hot water with the unions. (more...)

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