LIBRARIES TO STAY OPEN, DESPITE CUTS PRINCIPALS SAY THEY'LL FIND THE MONEY.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - The city's school libraries are expected to stay open next year despite spending cuts Noun 1. spending cut - the act of reducing spending cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" , officials said. School principals have indicated they will dip into dip into Verb 1. to draw upon: he dipped into his savings 2. to read passages at random from (a book or journal) Verb 1. other sources of money to make up for $469,000 cut by school trustees from library funds, officials said. At nine schools, principals said they would set aside funds to pay for a full-time library staffer, and, at 13 schools, principals said they would be willing to share a full-time librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. with another school. The board received information about principals' intentions at last Tuesday's meeting. Trustees asked for more information, including the enrollments of the schools. The board in March cut nearly $5.7 million in spending for next year, including funds that now pay for 3 1/2 hours of work daily for a librarian at each school. Principals can fund more hours with their own school funds. Trustee Sheldon Epstein said he was concerned that school administrators could change along with their level of support for staffing libraries. ``If one administrator next year says, 'Yes, I want this position,' then the following year, there might be a different administrator who doesn't,'' Epstein said. ``It kind of puts those people in those positions and services in a quandary, not knowing year to year.'' Under the concept of sharing library staffers, the librarian would work eight hours at one school on one day and then eight hours at another school on another day, Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. Roger Gallizzi said. Looking at the schools' enrollments and the preference for full-time and part-time librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. might help in developing a staffing plan, Gallizzi said. ``Maybe we could, from looking at that, develop a consensus on staffing levels,'' Gallizzi said. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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