Volume 7, January 6, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GO TO THE WEB AND SAY AHH! 2) FIRST TUESDAYS – DISPLAYS THAT POP! 3) FREE EBOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY 4) GUIDE TO STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DATA 5) CONNECTING DONORS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
From the desk of Rand Simmons A Google map details the sad status of school libraries and school librarians across the United States. Pointers indicate where communities and states have made decisions to either eliminate certified teacher-librarians (blue pointers) or have assigned them to cover two or more library programs throughout the week (red pointers). Set your cursor on a map pointer and text will appear on the screen giving details of the situation. I assume the sites are self-reported…