lyzgoestolawschool t1_jdzm19d wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:52 AM

Reply to comment by iPoopAtChu in Mad about book bans in school libraries? Philadelphia has a solution - no libraries at all! Only 7/217 schools have libraries for their kids. by youngbuck215

Information on public employees is public, so it's not like there are more than 7 librarians being paid under the table. Sounds like you've just been fortunate in the schools you've visited, but your experiences don't trump data.

iPoopAtChu t1_je0fhpf wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:56 PM

There might not be 7 dedicated librarians but from my experience there were teachers that staffed them, or students actually. That's why I'd like to see the data to see if it's misleading in any way.

lyzgoestolawschool t1_je1yd07 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:40 PM

That's a valid point but I'd argue that any library being staffed by a teacher who has another job to do is not an adequate library and shouldn't be counted the same as one staffed by a professional and/or full time librarian.