Help! Teacher/Librarians in Public Schools Threatened With Extinction Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/help-teacherlibrarians-in-public-schools-threatened-with-extinction.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:58 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22236304?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jun 2018 07:07:15 UTC 22236304 Kathleen Peake [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21874839?utm_medium=rss Why offer courses for jobs you're just going to negate when you feel like it? Librarians still have an important role to play in the lives of all students no matter how much their parents pay to the school.

]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:36:50 UTC 21874839 Elizabeth von Buchler [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21822503?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Nov 2017 08:38:37 UTC 21822503 Anonymous [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21816576?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Nov 2017 02:18:32 UTC 21816576 Cathy Sutton [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21772372?utm_medium=rss Students NEED qualified teacher/librarians more than ever if they want to succeed in the world today.

]]> Mon, 6 Nov 2017 03:03:48 UTC 21772372 Anonymous [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21772158?utm_medium=rss The skills, behaviours and attitudes held by trained teacher librarians are essential for schools wanting to excel in teaching and learning. Their joint qualification of teaching and information skills equips them for strengthening information literacy and reading across P-12. Allowing this valuable position to go to those without raining undervalues teacher librarianship, and waste a valuable human resource.

]]> Mon, 6 Nov 2017 01:42:45 UTC 21772158 Anonymous [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21772038?utm_medium=rss As a fellow school librarian, I fully support the need for school librarians in every school. We are much more than the books that we provide to students.

]]> Mon, 6 Nov 2017 12:50:16 UTC 21772038 Karen Baker [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21771833?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 10:39:01 UTC 21771833 Cynthia Grabke [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21771731?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:49:30 UTC 21771731 Sara Sayigh [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21771156?utm_medium=rss Please do not copy the USA. Privatization and deprofessionalization of educators does not work. Children are a country’s most important resource.

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 07:36:50 UTC 21771156 Nancy Martini [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21770444?utm_medium=rss In my CA school district, libraries are open 2 days a week as librarians serve 3 schools. Students can only check out books if the librarian is there. Libraries are closed when the librarian is elsewhere.

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 05:46:12 UTC 21770444 Anonymous [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21770205?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 04:55:26 UTC 21770205 Amy Hepburn [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21770032?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 04:09:12 UTC 21770032 Anonymous [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769943?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 03:43:09 UTC 21769943 Mary Bannister [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769816?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 03:10:12 UTC 21769816 Anonymous [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769703?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:40:32 UTC 21769703 Daniela Drazan [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769681?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:34:54 UTC 21769681 Rachel Nicholas [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769641?utm_medium=rss As a teacher, I have seen the devastating impact of switching from a true librarian at my school to a library aide. Our library has fallen into a state of disrepair, the usage has dropped and the reading practice of students in my school district has diminished. Placing value in qualified librarians show the community (and students) that you value reading and literacy. KEEP QUALIFIED LIBRARIANS, or watch your schools drop in their literacy scores!

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:28:34 UTC 21769641 Rosemary Pearce [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769635?utm_medium=rss Credentialed librarians are necessary in schools to support stidents, teachers, and admins with information literacy, collection development, curriculum support, a culture of reading, and safe, effective, and ethical use of technology. When your library programs are good, everything else you do is better.

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:27:00 UTC 21769635 Anonymous [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769617?utm_medium=rss Promote the need to have Certified Library Media Specialists in every school to teach our students how to use information and technology in our changing world.

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:23:09 UTC 21769617 Marci Howells, EdD [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769609?utm_medium=rss Libraries in public schools are critical to the overall academic success of all students! Without certificates librarians students do not get the needed skills to be successful independent learners to navigate the world of knowledge!

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:21:56 UTC 21769609 Susan Polos [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769573?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:13:02 UTC 21769573 Sue Doherty [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769529?utm_medium=rss This elimination of professional school librarians is happening worldwide. Librarianship is a skilled discipline, and it is not just a job that anyone can do with no education and training. Students are being cheated of instruction in valuable research and reading skills that librarians bring to schools. Why are we devaluing authentic literacy on a worldwide basis for all the but the wealthiest of children?

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 02:01:23 UTC 21769529 Michael Hubbell [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21769139?utm_medium=rss As a professional school librarian I understand the need for professionally run school libraries, and this becomes increasing important as school libraries evolve and librarians assist in access to various media.

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2017 11:35:40 UTC 21769139 Anita Castanho [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21768530?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 07:40:57 UTC 21768530 Catherine Campos [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21767575?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2017 03:09:17 UTC 21767575 Geoffrey Dunbar [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21764757?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Nov 2017 09:54:05 UTC 21764757 Victoria Voit [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21762952?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 11:52:52 UTC 21762952 Lina Favrin [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21759957?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 10:40:14 UTC 21759957 Elizabeth Chase [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21759935?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 10:36:22 UTC 21759935 Vanessa Farrow [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21759547?utm_medium=rss Our kids are worse off because of budget cuts! Remember that libraries are part of education - would you hire a person without a teaching degree as a teacher? No! So don't take librarians out of the library! Public school kids deserve better!

]]> Fri, 3 Nov 2017 09:01:22 UTC 21759547 Enza Sepe [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21759358?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 08:19:38 UTC 21759358 Anonymous [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21759192?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 07:34:13 UTC 21759192 Serenity Furjan [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21758219?utm_medium=rss Teaching/aide/support staff are important to public school systems. The Fact that Librarian Staff are overseen as support stuff in school is pathetic!

]]> Fri, 3 Nov 2017 02:38:59 UTC 21758219 Carmel Duke [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21758209?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 02:34:39 UTC 21758209 Anonymous [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21757934?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2017 12:00:59 UTC 21757934 Trent Lucas [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21757916?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 11:52:23 UTC 21757916 Elizabeth Hutchinson [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21756716?utm_medium=rss Children and teachers need access to qualified librarians!

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 06:21:54 UTC 21756716 Susan Connell [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21756705?utm_medium=rss The profession of librarian has been increasingly undermined and undervalued by short sighted decision makers wishing to save money. I wholeheartedly support James in his quest to have the situation rectified.

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 06:20:03 UTC 21756705 David Whatson [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21755602?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 01:52:08 UTC 21755602 Anonymous [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21755429?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 12:58:40 UTC 21755429 Janelle Collins [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21755103?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 11:17:06 UTC 21755103 Robynne Kilborne Blake [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754861?utm_medium=rss Libraries and Librarians are amazing - it's not all about Google!

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 10:04:25 UTC 21754861 Anonymous [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754721?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:27:44 UTC 21754721 Tara Wilcox [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754695?utm_medium=rss Students deserve qualified librarians.

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:20:21 UTC 21754695 Anonymous [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754693?utm_medium=rss Librarians play a crucial role in the information literacy of our youth. INVEST in their future.

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:19:48 UTC 21754693 Anonymous [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754692?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:19:11 UTC 21754692 Marion Silk [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754503?utm_medium=rss ALL schools deserve a qualified teacher librarian in their library resource centre. The unique skills of a qualified teacher librarian are needed to raise our students to have digital literacy, research & evaluation skills, knowledge of copyright rules and to develop a love of reading. These lifelong skills are essential for tomorrow's society.

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 08:20:24 UTC 21754503 Charles Banda [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754476?utm_medium=rss Employ qualified/teachers/librarians in public schools

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2017 08:09:22 UTC 21754476 Anonymous [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21754392?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Nov 2017 06:54:01 UTC 21754392 Helen Gambley [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21753498?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Nov 2017 10:47:58 UTC 21753498 Sophie Blavet [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21751506?utm_medium=rss Librarians are vital in schools! Librarians are a necessity! Librarians are valuable teachers! Librarians are resources at the tip of your fingers! Librarians are knowledgeable. Your students will love reading if your trust your librarian. Believe in them.

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:23:12 UTC 21751506 Anonymous [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21751451?utm_medium=rss This is at epidemic proportions...investigate and see for yourself.

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:00:30 UTC 21751451 C Hertel [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21751225?utm_medium=rss At minimum someone working in a school library should be a qualified teacher because in addition to educating students about information literacy, being good digital citizens and how to research properly, they are trainers of teachers. But in a school library, the dual qualification is required because library qualifications are different to teaching qualifications and there is so much to know as an information professional that only those specific studies will cover.

All students, staff and parents (who are part of student learning) deserve to have properly qualified professionals to help them make their learning journey and thereby their future the best possible.

C Hertel

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 09:29:26 UTC 21751225 Lesley Martin [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21751089?utm_medium=rss There is a substantial and growing body of research demonstrating the value of a qualified librarian to School students. In the school library profession the Australian model has long been regarded as a benchmark so I am very saddened to hear of this backward step.

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 08:41:41 UTC 21751089 Habel Amolo [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21750817?utm_medium=rss We do not have public adults and private adults in our society; similarly, we do not have public and private children in our society. In the long run, all children grow fulfil their roles and enrich the society... Private schools seek for qualified librarians just like they seek for qualified teachers and public schools ought to do the same; unless the understanding of librarian's role in public schools is more of a clerical role which I believe it is not. The impact of having a qualified librarian empowers teaching and learning to both teachers and students. Research has also noted that having qualified librarians improves student grades. See current report done in Australia on the impact of great school libraries (2016) - https://fair.alia.org.au/sites/fair/alia.org.au/files/u3/Great%20Australian%20School%20Libraries%20Impact%20Report.pdf

Saving costs by getting unqualified personnel in the library will sooner or later reflect in the quality of persons emanating in the society. I pray that our leaders reflect wisely over this decision and allow students from all walks of life to benefit from the services of qualified library personnel. Thank you.

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 06:05:46 UTC 21750817 Natalie Rector [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21750790?utm_medium=rss I support school librarians and their contribution to future student success. The impact and return on investment in school libraries when staffed by a qualified professional has been fully evaluated here: https://www.lrs.org/data-tools/school-libraries/impact-studies/

Here is an infographic that summarizes the impact studies: https://www.lrs.org/documents/school/school_library_impact.pdf

If school libraries are not staffed by a highly qualified and certified professional, students will suffer.

]]> Wed, 1 Nov 2017 05:36:01 UTC 21750790 c J [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21748583?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:26:12 UTC 21748583 Anonymous [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21746472?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2017 06:36:36 UTC 21746472 Bryget Chrisfield [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21746042?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:44:34 UTC 21746042 Anonymous [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21745814?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:44:59 UTC 21745814 Kylie de Niese [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21745440?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:25:43 UTC 21745440 Emily Cheung [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744880?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:24:05 UTC 21744880 Anonymous [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744698?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:33:37 UTC 21744698 Brian Ritchie [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744536?utm_medium=rss My last straight job was at the Milwaukee Public Library. Reading books on the job led me to discover Tasmania and move there eventually.

]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2017 06:51:10 UTC 21744536 Anonymous [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744425?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Oct 2017 04:02:26 UTC 21744425 Scot Urada [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744228?utm_medium=rss I agree with Me. Brookes 100 percent.

]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:12:14 UTC 21744228 Adrian Ridgway [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744203?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:57:07 UTC 21744203 Anonymous [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21744180?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Oct 2017 07:24:24 UTC 21744180 Anonymous [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743482?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:58:38 UTC 21743482 Anonymous [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743434?utm_medium=rss Kids need to be excellent discerning readers and seekers of information. 80% of young people cannot tell the difference between real news and fake news!
Shonky politicians thrive on telling us lies and manipulating us. Kids are our future and must keep up to date with infomation

]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2017 07:58:59 UTC 21743434 Anonymous [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743395?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:32:23 UTC 21743395 Lynne Blackshaw [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743388?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:19:30 UTC 21743388 Maria Papadontas [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743387?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:19:13 UTC 21743387 Karin Anderson [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743331?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:53:36 UTC 21743331 Anonymous [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743328?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:44:34 UTC 21743328 Mandy Hall [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743314?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:12:03 UTC 21743314 Christine Brookes [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743312?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:10:29 UTC 21743312 Anonymous [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743307?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:03:14 UTC 21743307 Navita Sachi [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743298?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:46:08 UTC 21743298 Melinda Bakopanos [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743294?utm_medium=rss As one of a rapidly dwindling number of properly qualified teacher librarians, I fully support this petition.

]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:43:13 UTC 21743294 Anonymous [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743290?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:38:42 UTC 21743290 Vanessa Thomson [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743285?utm_medium=rss #librariesmatter
#readingmatters
#qualifiedlibrarystaffmatters

]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:31:41 UTC 21743285 Fee Bamford-Bracher [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743283?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:27:18 UTC 21743283 Karen Freedman [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743270?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:12:49 UTC 21743270 Brad McKenzie [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743267?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:09:59 UTC 21743267 Claudia Featherstone [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743264?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:08:28 UTC 21743264 Anonymous [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743263?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:07:21 UTC 21743263 Mary B [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21743251?utm_medium=rss Don’t make education about money! Qualified and experienced teacher-librarians are vital.

]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:43:52 UTC 21743251 Tim Hayes [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21742169?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:21:44 UTC 21742169 Emily Lissek [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21742058?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:16:52 UTC 21742058 Lucy Lombardi [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21742014?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:52:20 UTC 21742014 Anonymous [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21742002?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:42:08 UTC 21742002 Frances Pearson [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21741955?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:00:20 UTC 21741955 Sharon Brookes [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21741862?utm_medium=rss Please stop unqualified people being put into government school libraries. Please retain qualified teacher/librarians.

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