Mierop, Kerrie
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Montgomery,
R. (2016, June 24). School libraries shift towards innovation areas, but
librarians fear for what's lost. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved from:
Summary:
In this article, Montgomery writes about how school districts are incorporating MakerSpaces into their school libraries, however, instead of hiring credential librarians, the districts are now hiring "innovation specialist" or individuals with teaching credentials. As school librarians retire, the districts are hiring credential teachers to run the newly revamp library that has fewer books, but more "making" materials. The districts are less concerned with story time, age-appropriate reading materials, and having students read books in the library, instead, they want the libraries to be innovated spaces with students reading books on digital sources. However, a few librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District have stepped forward to articulate that school librarians are needed, stories need to be read, and that school librarians can run both a MakerSpace and the library.
Review:
This article reviews what many school librarians are facing today. Many districts are hiring "innovative specialist" or "media technicians" as the library environment includes technology and MakerSpaces. This article captures the feelings of district leaders as one says, "that grade schools haven't much need anymore for the libraries of 20 years ago--when they stocked books, gave research help, suggested age-appropriate literature and provided a cozy corner in which kids could turn pages". This article shows how leaders are not incorporating the new technology and creative spaces in the new library spaces, but replacing both the library spaces and librarians with what the newest trend is, without thinking about the consequences that will affect the students and their intellectual growth.
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