Re: [LM_NET] Breaking away from the ALA

[Ellen Nosal <enosal@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

I just had to come out of the shadows and respond to this one.
   
  Should "we" break away from the ALA?  Not I, after working so hard to become a 
librarian.
   
  Although I am proud and happy to be a library media specialist, I will always be 
a librarian first and foremost.  In my opinion, that is essential to being a good 
library media specialist.  The country is filling up with people who become 
certified as library media specialists without every having worked a single day in 
a library.  This is because the emphasis on librarianship has taken a back seat to 
all the other roles we must play.  A meaningful professional relationship with our 
local public librarians helps us to stay grounded in our own profession, and allows 
us to be of greater service to our students.  
   
  If I were to find myself facing a challenge to a book, I'd want to have the ALA 
backing me.  
   
  Ellen Nosal, MLS
  Library Media Specialist
  Walter Polson Middle School
  Madison, CT 06443
  nosale@madison.k12.ct.us
   
   

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