This has been a roller coaster year. Our school population is growing. Next year they are adding 3 more classes. The art and music teachers are losing their shared classroom. They will be teaching from a cart next year. I am losing 1/2 of my library space. I still don't know where the 3rd classroom is going to be. There are no more available rooms.
I understand the need, but at the same time it breaks my heart. I listen to the people from facilities and others. It comes back very clear most people have no clue what it takes to maintain and teach within a library. At one point they wanted to take out my sink! I happened to come around the corner and heard the comment. I explained that there are times when books come with syrup and jelly and other sticky substances. I would rather not be hauling those books down the hall looking for a sink. They seemed surprised by this revelation.
They told my principal later that they had taken a sink out of one of the other libraries to make room. I told her, "Yeh I know which one. It has been a problem!"
As I look around the country and see so many states have totally gutted their libraries. I am grateful that Montana maintains a strong library program within its schools.
I understand the need, but at the same time it breaks my heart. I listen to the people from facilities and others. It comes back very clear most people have no clue what it takes to maintain and teach within a library. At one point they wanted to take out my sink! I happened to come around the corner and heard the comment. I explained that there are times when books come with syrup and jelly and other sticky substances. I would rather not be hauling those books down the hall looking for a sink. They seemed surprised by this revelation.
They told my principal later that they had taken a sink out of one of the other libraries to make room. I told her, "Yeh I know which one. It has been a problem!"
As I look around the country and see so many states have totally gutted their libraries. I am grateful that Montana maintains a strong library program within its schools.
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