Elgin-based District U-46, the second largest school district in the state, is among the vast majority that does not employ certified librarians in all of its libraries, something the Association of Illinois School Librarians is striving to change. rawpixel.com/Shutterstock)
“We want to make parents and community members aware that while many districts do have what they call librarians, these are often aides and not teachers, sometimes even unpaid volunteers, selecting and putting reading materials into the hands of students,” Asmus said. There are different pathways to getting certified in Illinois, among them completing the endorsement at stand-alone coursework at colleges that offer it, including Dominican University, Chicago State University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University, Asmus said.
U-46 does employ some certified librarians in its middle and high schools, where there is more student access to the library throughout the school day, Burghart said.
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