tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498039026805922075.post5784469913164153290..comments2023-12-22T02:54:18.609-05:00Comments on Bib 2.0: Creative or Catastrophe?jeri hurdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16348016275683691159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498039026805922075.post-60943929193572474822008-12-16T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-16T08:47:00.000-05:00Wow, I didn't know this had actually been done bef...Wow, I didn't know this had actually been done before! It never ceases to amaze me how government is willing to "save" money on the back of the educational system.<BR/><BR/>Given the nature of government--one city/state copying the "success" of another, I worry that, if this proceeds, it will be the start of a long slide down the slippery slope of cost-cutting.<BR/><BR/>My home state (Washington) is working hard to cut school library staffing, I hear. This would give them yet one more tool.jeri hurdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348016275683691159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498039026805922075.post-43897155141316558702008-12-11T20:37:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:37:00.000-05:00I'm of the same opinion Jeri. Before I came to my...I'm of the same opinion Jeri. Before I came to my present school library it was a community library shared by the public and the school. It was a disaster; no one was happy. There was limited space for the school librarian to teach classes. The public didn't like the noise level of a teaching library. It was difficult to supervise kids intermingled with members of the public. I could go on. I would hope that the 'powers that be' take the time to spend a week in their local high school library before deciding on any merge with public services. As you say, they clearly don't understand what a TEACHER librarian does.MrsEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496211434803625299noreply@blogger.com