[CASL-L] Important article about school libraries in Connecticut

[Bilmes, David S.]

First of all, it was great seeing so many of you at the CASL Conference over the weekend. Kudos to the hard-working conference committee for doing such a great job.

This article<https://www.nhregister.com/news/education/article/ct-schools-losing-librarians-budget-cuts-22452653.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmhyZWdpc3Rlci5jb20vbmV3cy9lZHVjYXRpb24vYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1zY2hvb2xzLWxvc2luZy1saWJyYXJpYW5zLWJ1ZGdldC1jdXRzLTIyNDUyNjUzLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc5MzcxNDgxOTY2Mw%3D%3D&rid=MjA1NWE0OTItYWI4Yy00YzZlLTliY2QtMGMxYmVmY2VlNGI1&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D> was published online last week by the Hearst Newspapers, but as of this morning hasn't appeared yet in its print edition. It's an in-depth look at school libraries in our state. CASL president Val DiLorenzo is quoted in the article, as are several other CASL members. It also includes a chart which shows the ratio of students per school librarian in every district in the state.

The good news is that Connecticut is still one of the better states for school librarians. The bad news is that many of our low income districts don't have school librarians, and the number of school librarians in our state has been steadily decreasing.

The link to the article is a gift link, so you should be able to access it.

David Bilmes
Adjunct Professor
School Library Media Program
Department of Information and Library Science
Southern Connecticut State University
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