Mesa, Arizona Schools to Phase Out Librarians

In an effort to save a little over a million dollars in a twenty million dollar deficit, Mesa, AZ school district plans on eliminating teacher librarian positions over a three year period.  School Library Journal’s article also mentions the successful group known as the Spokane Moms, who were able to convince the state of Washington to continue to financially support school libraries.  The Spokane Moms article on the ALA website points out the fact that Arizona Revised Statute 15-362 evidently doesn’t require libraries to be manned by a librarian…go figure.