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iPoopAtChu t1_jdyzxsf wrote

Is that number real? Both my K-8 school and my high school had a school library..

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SgtBoaty t1_jdz3v8y wrote

Yes, it’s real.

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/philadelphia-public-school-library-paid-librarians

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iPoopAtChu t1_jdz4f3j wrote

The only other high school I ever visited also had a library... 3/3. I wonder if the source published a list of schools with a library.

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lyzgoestolawschool t1_jdzm19d wrote

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.

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iPoopAtChu t1_je0fhpf wrote

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.

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lyzgoestolawschool t1_je1yd07 wrote

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.

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justanawkwardguy t1_je017dw wrote

It's not so much that schools don't have a library, it's that they don't have a functional library. They don't have the staff to run it so it stays closed

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